I think that setting up your development environment is often an ironically pleasant and linear (i.e. easy) task that is a matter of following some tutorials an

I think that setting up your development environment is often an ironically pleasant and linear (i.e. easy) task that is a matter of following some tutorials and that might make a beginner feel like they are accomplishing something. There were always plenty of tutorials for doing that as well, and I can imagine it is not least because developers like sharing their experience by writing them. Of course after some time it becomes a hassle and one just wants to have their setup the habitual way, but in the beginning for me at least it felt like accomplishing something.