Using docker as a self contained and portable development environment

Why would I want to do this?

As a developer, when I want to try a new tech stack, the first thing to do is to setup a development environment including (but not limited to):

  • Install the SDK and runtime
  • An editor to write code
  • setup code, compile, debug cycle

I would also want to set this up as quickly as possible without breaking anything already on my computer. This is where a containerised development environment trumps other options: all you need to do is to get the docker image and off you go!

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