Introductions and tips for various useful development tools & utilities.
Category: Tools
Episode #668
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Episode #667
Leaky Devcontainer Filesystem Abstractions
Mapping host files into a container is a source of a lot of "WTF" moments. Let's take a closer look at where some of these surprises come from.
Episode #666
Devcontainer Path
bundle exec, npx, virtualenv... part of modern development is taking extra steps to run just the RIGHT version of a tool for the current project. But with containerized development, we …
Episode #665
.env for Devcontainers
Nobody likes repeatedly typing out lengthy command-line incantations. Today let's make our containerized work easier by customizing our environment!
Episode #664
Devcontainer Shell Shortcut
The time has come to simplify starting up new shells in our development containers. Along the way, we'll learn more about the docker-compose up, exec, and run subcommands!
Episode #663
Accessorizing Your Devcontainer Shell
A comfy development environment includes niceties such as shell aliases and PATH customizations. But where should those be configured in a devcontainer? Let's find out!
Episode #662
Furnishing Your Devcontainer
A brand new containerized development environment can be pretty spartan. Over time, you'll furnish it with all the developer conveniences of home. Let's look at how that process unfolds!
Episode #661
Devcontainer Portmapping
A web app devcontainer isn't much good if you can't see the app. Let's talk about loopback addresses, interface binding, and port-mapping with docker-compose!
Episode #659
Caching Files in a Devcontainer
In a devcontainer, system files are ephemeral and subject to being reset any time the container is rebuilt. This can can be a problem for development package dependencies. In this …