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Code reviews are bad, I want to be able to run the code and put breakpoints from GitHub.

Having to check out the branch, install dependencies, build the code and run it only to then go back to the UI to see the changes and comments is very time consuming and being able to test suggested changes instantly would save me a ton of time.

I would gladly pay for this.

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Excellent point. The code review tool in GitHub is a much worse than I was using in 2009, ten years ago! (https://smartbear.com/product/collaborator/overview/)

I haven't used Collaborator in a while, but I wonder how much it has improved in ten years.

It sounds like you're thinking of a code review tool + CI/CD pipeline, right, @inglor? e.g., 1. suggest a change in the UI or backend in the code review tool 2. run CI/CD and deploy to test environment 3. refer to this new environment in the the code review tool

Am I on the right track?

You are on the right track - I will check collaborator out :]

You might want to check out Gitpod, if you haven't already. It sounds like it should be compatible with your workflow. I think it's possible to self-host, too, if that's important to you.

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