26Dev environmentCommon trap

Environment

The full set of system, tools and variables a program needs to run.

For example

I run the code in my local development environment, which differs from production.

Resources

Copy prompt

Write a README section describing how to set up the dev environment from scratch.

Related terms

Code editor

The tool you write and edit code in, like Word for documents.

For example

I write code in Cursor — that is my code editor.

Control the computer directly with text commands, no mouse clicking.

For example

I type commands in the terminal to install dependencies.

The program that receives the commands you type and actually runs them.

For example

I use zsh — that is a kind of shell.