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1 | 1 | # Developing Node.js using Dev Containers |
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3 | | -[Dev Containers](https://containers.dev/) allows development inside a containerized environment, ensuring |
4 | | -consistency across different development setups. |
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6 | | -Node.js provides a [nightly Dev Container image](https://hub.docker.com/r/nodejs/devcontainer) that can |
7 | | -be used to set up a development environment quickly and enable incremental compilation based on nightly builds. |
8 | | -Most of the times, if you only have some changes in the main branch and do not need to change the V8 headers |
9 | | -(which is rare), using the nightly image will allow you to compile your changes from a fresh checkout |
10 | | -in a few seconds instead of spending tens of minutes or even hours to compile the entire codebase from scratch. |
| 3 | +Node.js publishes a [nightly image on DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nodejs/devcontainer) for |
| 4 | +[Dev Containers](https://containers.dev/) that can be used to spin up a |
| 5 | +development container that comes with pre-installed build dependencies and pre-genreated build cache. |
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| 7 | +When you need to test a few changes in the main branch and do not need |
| 8 | +to change the V8 headers (which is rare), using the nightly image will allow you to compile your |
| 9 | +changes from a fresh checkout quickly without having to compile the entire codebase, especially V8, |
| 10 | +from scratch. |
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11 | 12 | The Dev Container also allows you to test your changes in a different operating system, and to test |
12 | 13 | third-party code from bug reports safely with your work-in-progress Node.js branches in an isolated environment. |
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14 | | -This guide will walk you through the steps to set up a Dev Container for Node.js development using |
15 | | -[Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](https://code.visualstudio.com/). |
| 15 | +There are many command line tools, IDEs and services that [support Dev Containers](https://containers.dev/supporting). |
| 16 | +Among them, [Visual Studio Code (VS Code)](https://code.visualstudio.com/) is a very popuplar option. |
| 17 | +This guide will walk you through the steps to set up a Dev Container for Node.js development using VS Code. |
| 18 | +You should be able to use the same [`nodejs/devcontainer:nightly` image](https://hub.docker.com/r/nodejs/devcontainer) |
| 19 | +in other tools and services using generally similar steps. |
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17 | 21 | ## Prerequisites |
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