System and method for code development tools existing within code container

A system for deploying and editing software, the system comprising a memory comprising an application container comprising:

• an executable application;
• source code used to produce the executable application;
• a code editor;
• and
• a server to control execution of the executable application and to build the executable application;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• execute the code editor se the code editor communicates with a remote process to edit the source code to produce updated source code,
• a user interacting with and providing input to the remote process;
• and
• execute the server so the server builds an updated version of the executable application, stops execution of the executable application,
• replaces the executable application with the updated version of the executable application, and
• starts execution of the updated version of the executable application;
• wherein the remote process is a browser connecting with the code editor via a uniform resource locator (URL), the browser providing editing functionality to accept input from a user to edit the source code;
• wherein the application container comprises a build tool.

A method for deploying and editing software, the method comprising, using one or more processors:

• a code editor executed by a processor of the one or more processors and comprised in an application container and
• communicating with a remote process to edit source code comprised in the application container and producing updated source code,
• a user interacting with and providing input to the remote process;
• and
• a server executed by a processor of the one or more processors and comprised in the application container and using the updated source code to compile an executable application to produce an updated executable application,
• stopping the executable application,
• replacing the executable application with the updated executable application, and
• starting execution of the updated executable application;
• wherein the remote process is a browser connecting with the code editor via a uniform resource locator (URL), the browser providing editing functionality to accept input from a user to edit the source code;
• wherein the application container comprises a build tool.