What’s the fastest way to set up a dev environment on Windows?

Chocolatey + VS Code + Git + WSL2 . 15 mins tops—`choco install` spree, then Ubuntu subsystem for Unix bliss.

Does VS Code replace full IDEs like IntelliJ?

For JS/Python? Absolutely, with extensions. Enterprise Java? IntelliJ edges it.

nvm/pyenv. Install, switch per project: `nvm use 18`. Project .nvmrc locks it.

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Local dev environments slash setup time and boost debugging speed. 𝕏
Package managers like Homebrew and Chocolatey eliminate dependency nightmares. 𝕏
VS Code plus extensions creates a customizable powerhouse for most workflows. 𝕏

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