you should be using dev containers

In this video CJ shows why dev containers are so great and how to get started with them.

00:00 - demo
03:04 - what are containers?
04:48 - the dev containers spec
05:13 - dev container templates
06:20 - dev container setup
07:38 - dev container features / common utilities
09:15 - docker in docker feature
10:41 - more useful features
11:41 - what makes up a feature
12:19 - claude code example dev container
13:48 - my firewall feature
14:42 - feature based claude code dev container
15:30 - claude code inside a dev container
16:34 - editor customizations
19:15 - thanks

Example base dev container setup | https://gist.github.com/w3cj/0b6d2c61...
What is a Container? | https://www.docker.com/resources/what...
Get Docker | https://docs.docker.com/get-started/g...
Docker Crash Course for Developers |    • Docker Crash Course for Developers | Hands...  
Dev Containers Spec | https://containers.dev
Claude Code Example Dev Container Setup | https://github.com/anthropics/claude-...
Claude Code Feature | https://github.com/stu-bell/devcontai...
Firewall Features https://github.com/w3cj/devcontainer-...
VS Code Dev Container Settings | https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/de...

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