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> It helps when your workstation thinks like the server that'd run your code This is what virtualisation is for. Youre not going to be able to run exactly the
by stephenr 9y ago
> It helps when your workstation thinks like the server that'd run your code
This is what virtualisation is for.
Youre not going to be able to run exactly the same environment directly on your dev machine regardless of the OS family, so use the OS you're most productive in, and virtualise for projects.
Vagrant works quite well for this role, particularly if you don't just use the "standard" setup of virtualbox.
- rbanffy 9y agoBut then you'll need a beefier, heavier laptop, possibly with shorter battery life.
- stephenr 9y agoI've used Vagrant VM's on my wife's 2012 MacBook Air with 4GB of RAM. It's not ideal, but it worked. Any developer-capable real (i.e. not something running glorified chrome browser) laptop in 2018 will be fine for developer VMs.