Dotfiles are generally the set of preferences applied. Implicit though is also usually the set of tools installed. Generally I'd say the idea is to make one's e

Dotfiles are generally the set of preferences applied. Implicit though is also usually the set of tools installed. Generally I'd say the idea is to make one's environment semi-portable, something you can get, wherever you go. The idea here is to have, rather than a set of configurations you can deploy wherever you go, a factory that produces ready to go computers on demand. This post makes a lot of sense to me, & is a good exploration of what our environments are, & how they might be expanded & better able to serve, especially as we get better containerized systems. This approach is web based, and with nice integration work like Toolbx[1] I expect this sort of primed, ready-to-go, containerized development strategy being more popular. Having everything ready, but having it all still be "cattle" not "pets" allows for a lot more unchecked & wild experimentation during development. [1] https://containertoolbx.org/ https://containertoolbx.org/