DevX Digest 02 - The rise of ephemeral developer environments ✨

DevX Digest discusses the rise of ephemeral developer environments and their potential to improve the developer experience. The article highlights the challenges faced by developers in setting up and maintaining local developer environments, such as time-consuming setup processes and difficulties in reviewing code changes. It then introduces the concept of ephemeral developer environments, which are cloud-based and can be easily set up with a single configuration file. These environments reduce friction for developers by ensuring that they always have a consistent environment ready to go. The article also presents five workflows where ephemeral dev environments can improve productivity: onboarding, developing a feature, reviewing a PR, helping another team with code, and checking out an open-source project. Gitpod and GitHub Codespaces are mentioned as leading platforms in this new approach to developer environments. The article invites readers to share their thoughts on the topic and encourages them to join the DevX community for further discussions.