7.1. Understanding Development Environments

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is a local development environment?

   Hint

   Think about where the coding happens.

2. 2.

   What does a package manager do?

   Hint

   Consider tools that simplify installations.

3. 3.

   What type of development environment is directly on the developer's machine?

   • Local
   • Cloud-Based
   • Containerized

   Hint

   Consider where coding happens.

4. 4.

   True or False: A virtual environment can help with dependency management.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about how projects can influence each other.

5. 5.

   Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a cloud-based environment versus a local environment in team projects.

   Hint

   Think about the impact on collaboration and remote work.

6. 6.

   Design a development workflow using local and containerized environments, explaining how you would manage dependencies.

   Hint

   Consider how you can ensure that the code behaves the same in both setups.