Abstract: Enhancements described support transparent remote execution of development tool extensions. Compute-intensive extensions may be executed on an extension machine external to a developer machine which runs a user interface renderer of the development tool. User interface extensions may run locally. Instead of sharing a filesystem, the renderer on the developer machine and an extension host and extension(s) on the extension machine may access distinct respective machine filesystems. Instead of spawning debug extension and other extension-support processes locally, the renderer may instruct the extension host or an extension host agent to spawn the processes remotely on the extension machine. Existing extensions and newly created extensions are binary-compatible with single-machine or multi-machine development tool deployments.

Abstract: A collaboration session is provided in which an owner computer system and a participant computer system are both members. While working within this session, the participant computer system is provided access to a multi-file workspace that is stored locally on the owner computer system. The owner computer system receives a request from the participant computer system. The request is used to gain access to the owner computer system's language service. In response to this request, the owner computer system remotes its language service so that the language service is accessible to the participant computer system.

Abstract: Enhancements described support transparent remote execution of development tool extensions. Compute-intensive extensions may be executed on an extension machine external to a developer machine which runs a user interface renderer of the development tool. User interface extensions may run locally. Instead of sharing a filesystem, the renderer on the developer machine and an extension host and extension(s) on the extension machine may access distinct respective machine filesystems. Instead of spawning debug extension and other extension-support processes locally, the renderer may instruct the extension host or an extension host agent to spawn the processes remotely on the extension machine. No change is needed to extensions; existing extensions and newly created extensions are binary-compatible with single-machine or multi-machine development tool deployments.

Abstract: A collaboration session is provided in which an owner computer system and a participant computer system are both members. While working within this session, the participant computer system is provided access to a multi-file workspace that is stored locally on the owner computer system. The owner computer system receives a request from the participant computer system. The request is used to gain access to the owner computer system's language service. In response to this request, the owner computer system remotes its language service so that the language service is accessible to the participant computer system.