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I don't believe they use Nix at all. Dev Containers are basically Docker Containers (either pulled from a repo or built from a Dockerfile) with some additional

by jljljl 4y ago

I don't believe they use Nix at all. Dev Containers are basically Docker Containers (either pulled from a repo or built from a Dockerfile) with some additional metadata attached so they can work as a Development Environment. Metadata includes stuff to configure debuggers, IDEs, etc.

whateveracct 4y ago
I think the comment meant it does the same thing as Nix derivations. Not that it uses Nix.