Summary
You've created a standard environment for the developers in your agency who work on the Python Products Dashboard. Now, any developer can immediately open, run, and work on this project. You've also:
- Learned how and why you would use a container as a development environment.
- Installed the Dev Containers extension in Visual Studio Code and used its commands. These commands included adding container configuration files, reopening your app in a container, and rebuilding your container after making changes.
- Explored the files that make up your container configuration.
- Customized your container and development experience by forwarding ports, changing settings, and installing additional software.
Learn more
- Development Containers Specification
- Dev Containers tutorial
- Learn to create a development container
- Main Dev Containers documentation
- How educators can use dev containers
- How students can use dev containers
- File an issue or request a feature on GitHub