The cloud has become the default for practically every industry, from storage to transportation to communication to retail. But there’s one fundamental space out of which it has yet to take a bite.

The company LocalStack recently announced the general availability of LocalStack 2.0, an open-source tool for the local development and testing of cloud applications.

Most development products follow an all-or-nothing strategy. "Either the product is 100% local or it's 100% cloud," Docker CEO Scott Johnston said.

Yes, cloud development environments (CDEs) are a component of CDPs. However, CDEs specifically facilitate the coding and testing phases, liberating developers from the limitations of their ...

Cloud development gotcha 1: ... To solve some of this, developers do local builds and regional builds, as well as on the code check-in, on the virtual servers available to all.

Cloud-based development has many advantages but some big downsides, too. Here are 10 reasons to think twice before developing, testing, or deploying your apps in the cloud.