Honest question: why do people prefer developing code inside a docker? I get the benefits of docker as a deployment unit, but wouldn’t configuring a dev container and using it a hassle nonetheless, compared to not doing them at all?
Personally I don’t trust running npm/pip/gradle/etc in my own machine. I feel more secure running them in containers or VMs. Some IDEs like jetbrains’ support remote development (it’s not perfect but better than risking my own machine)
That's a different thing. You're talking about running the software under development in a container. I think the commenter was asking about running the dev tooling in a container, which I find a massive pain.
No, that’s what they’re talking about - running the tooling in a container. Dev tool chains are a pain in the ass to keep consistent in even small teams. Devcontainers solve that.
You could include those as part of the tooling. I have been experimenting with including mise as part of the image and then layer on the extra tools within there. Put all of those steps into the build so it is automatic.
If you’re like me and want to maintain a clean dev machine. I don’t want my machine to get in my way when I need to get work done. That means I don’t want some X messing things up somewhere that I didn’t know about. Older I get my memory isn’t as sharp and things like this matter.
