Gitpod is an open-source developer platform that automates the provisioning of ready-to-code development environments. It streamlines the process of setting up and managing dev environments by providing pre-built, collaborative, and version-controlled workspaces in the cloud. By integrating directly with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, Gitpod instantly creates fresh, automated environments for each new task, consequently enhancing the productivity and efficiency of developers. This cloud-based service allows entire development teams to work together seamlessly and start coding instantly with fully functional, scalable, and sharable development environments. The core philosophy of Gitpod is to remove the friction involved in the onboarding and coding processes, making the "works on my machine" problem a thing of the past.