System and method for remotely modifying cloud-based client applications

A system, comprising:

• at least one data processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one data processor, cause the at least one data processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by at least one data processor, a first request from a first client device of a user to initiate an interactive session with a cloud-based client application, wherein the cloud-based client application is configured to execute on a second client device and is emulated remotely on the first client device, and wherein the second client device comprises a computing platform different from the first client device;
• reserving, by the at least one data processor and in response to the first request, an application engine from a pre-instantiated application engine pool of a plurality of pre-instantiated application engine pools for executing the cloud-based client application remotely on the first client device;
• receiving, by the at least one data processor, a second request from the first client device to modify the cloud-based client application executing in the application engine using one or more software tools, wherein the one or more software tools are configured to execute on the computing platform different from the first client device, wherein the software tools include or provide software development tools for generating, editing, and compiling computer code, wherein the software development tools are configured to re-compile or cross-compile the cloud-based client application to run on a computing platform and an operating system, wherein the second client device does not comprise the computing platform and the operating system;
• modifying, by the at least one data processor, the cloud-based client application executing in the application engine using the one or more software tools, wherein modifying the cloud-based application executing in the application engine comprises storing data associated with the modified cloud-based tools and data associated with the modified cloud-based application in one or more databases external to the first client device;
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• providing, by the at least one data processor, media data associated with the modified cloud-based client application to the first user via a display application executing on the first client device.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory machine readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor forming part of at least one computing system, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by at least one data processor, a first request from a first client device of a user to initiate an interactive session with a cloud-based client application, wherein the cloud-based client application is configured to execute on a second client device and is emulated remotely on the first client device, and wherein the second client device comprises a computing platform different from the first client device;
• reserving, by the at least one data processor and in response to the first request, an application engine from a pre-instantiated application engine pool of a plurality of pre-instantiated application engine pools for executing the cloud-based client application remotely on the first client device;
• receiving, by the at least one data processor, a second request from the first client device to modify the cloud-based client application executing in the application engine using one or more software tools, wherein the one or more software tools are configured to execute on the computing platform different from the first client device, wherein the software tools include or provide software development tools for generating, editing, and compiling computer code, wherein the software development tools are configured to re-compile or cross-compile the cloud-based client application to run on a computing platform and an operating system, wherein the second client device does not comprise the computing platform and the operating system;
• modifying, by the at least one data processor, the cloud-based client application executing in the application engine using the one or more software tools, wherein modifying the cloud-based application executing in the application engine comprises storing data associated with the modified cloud-based tools and data associated with the modified cloud-based application in one or more databases external to the first client device;
• and
• providing, by the at least one data processor, media data associated with the modified cloud-based client application to the first user via a display application executing on the first client device.