diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst
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@@ -211,6 +211,26 @@ for :ref:`building pandas with GitPod <contributing-gitpod>`.
 Step 3: build and install pandas
 --------------------------------
 
+Quick start (pip + meson, editable)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Fastest route to a working development install using pip+Meson (PEP 517). This
+performs an editable install that auto-rebuilds C/Cython components on import:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+   # from the repo root, after creating/activating your env
+   git fetch upstream --tags
+   python -m pip install -ve . --no-build-isolation
+
+For Windows compiler setup, Meson build options (e.g. build directory, debug),
+how to verify the build, and how to see Meson’s editable rebuild output, see the
+sections below: "Build options", "Checking the build", and "Keeping up to date
+with the latest build". Windows toolchain requirements are covered in "Step 1:
+install a C compiler" above.
+
+The sections below describe the supported build methods in more detail.
+
 There are currently two supported ways of building pandas, pip/meson and setuptools(setup.py).
 Historically, pandas has only supported using setuptools to build pandas. However, this method
 requires a lot of convoluted code in setup.py and also has many issues in compiling pandas in parallel