Explanation#

Understand why Conda Code behaves the way it does.

Regular environments and workspaces

One provider presents two environment sources while keeping their mutation rules intact.

Regular environments and workspaces
Project files, lockfiles, and workspaces

Why project files create regular named environments while workspaces remain manifest-managed.

Project files, lockfiles, and workspaces
The provider model

How Conda Code uses the Python Environments API and why another conda branch can remain visible.

The provider model
Ecosystem fit

How conda-workspaces, conda-pypi, conda-global, and Pixi Code relate to Conda Code, including which manifests contribute workspace tasks.

Ecosystem fit