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Learn to set up and utilize VS Code's Dev Containers for local DevOps development in this 26-minute conference talk from PowerShell Summit 2025. Begin with the fundamentals by understanding the requirements for both VS Code and Docker, then progress to authoring your first Dev Container configuration and successfully launching it. Explore the key advantages of developing within Dev Containers, with particular focus on dependency management through practical demonstrations showing how to easily switch between different versions of dependencies like PowerShell. Discover advanced integration techniques for connecting Dev Containers with other containers to enhance your developer experience, including methods for integrating multiple Dev Containers together and combining Dev Containers with other Docker-running containers. Gain the foundational knowledge needed to start using Dev Containers effectively for PowerShell, Terraform, and other programming language development, even if you have no prior container experience.
