See: https://containers.dev https://containers.dev Codespaces is where I use them but it is supported by VS Code and can be used locally or in other scenarios

See: https://containers.dev https://containers.dev Codespaces is where I use them but it is supported by VS Code and can be used locally or in other scenarios as well. It mainly improves DX over using bare Docker for running your developer inner loop. Yes you can do this yourself using Docker and docker-compose if that is your preference.