Feature sets that allow me to do agentic development

I use Coder primarily as a nice, simple WebUI to launch Terraform, and I like that it isn't too heavily opinionated. Coder allows me to instantly spin up a virtual machine based on templates generated with Hashicorp Packer or container images for a wide variety of uses. I appreciate being able to effortlessly create environments to test things out, and it's great for working on complex tasks from a variety of workstations. It's especially beneficial for giving a team the ability to create cyber environments in a repeatable and centrally managed way. I also enjoy how it efficiently handles resource utilization by turning off workspaces that I am not actively using. The initial setup was incredibly easy, and while I had to learn Terraform, the effort was well worth the reward. I recommend Coder all the time.

It's mostly about choice of flexibility. Unlike locked-in competitors, Coder lets you bring your own tools. The most helpful about Coder is performance and onboarding with: Native support for Cursor, Windsurf, and all JetBrains IDEs. Centralized AI Gateway for governed, multi-model LLM access. UI / UX: Clean, intuitive dashboard that makes complex Terraform deployments feel like a simple app store. 1. pre-built workspaces: "Startup times used to be the 'CDE killer,' but Coder’s Prebuilt Workspaces mean I’m in my code in under 10 seconds. It detects my configuration automatically and has the container 'warm' and ready. 2. Instant onboarding: We recently onboarded five engineers in one morning. Instead of spending two days debugging local environment variables and Docker networking, they just 'claimed' a template and were pushing code before lunch. Easy integrations. 3. seamless networking: Upsides: 1.Air-Gapped Security 2. Cloud Cost Optimization: The Auto-stop and Resource Quotas features saved us 40% on our cloud bill in the first quarter. We no longer have 'zombie' EC2 instances running over the weekend because someone forgot to turn off their dev box. 3. The Iaas (terraform) approach: Since it's built on terraform, we can version control our entire dev env.