Local Dev Environments for Dummies
summary
Survey of 700+ respondents across 60+ countries shows ~80–90% working on Drupal 8 and most teams of five or fewer; PhpStorm dominates IDE choice. Top local setups are custom Vagrant, custom Docker and tools like Drupal VM and Lando; Dev Desktop/MAMP still recommended for beginner site-builders. Recommendations: single developers prefer lightweight Docker or Lando, Windows users lean on Drupal VM for compatibility, teams choose Docker-based tools for shareable configs or Drupal VM when exact production mirroring is required. Composer integration is becoming standard.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Welcome and introduction
- 2:15Why this session matters
- 7:21Survey results overview
- 19:07Local dev personas explained
- 25:58Vagrant vs Docker comparison
- 33:47Team setup recommendations
- 41:10Composer and future trends
- 46:29Deployment integrations
- 59:11Q&A and closing
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