Why Solo Developers Should Embrace Docker Containers: The Ultimate Tool for Independence

There is a specific moment in every solo developer's career that feels like a victory, but also a source of deep frustration. It is the moment you finally get your local environment working. You have installed the right version of Node.js, configured the database connection strings, set up the environment variables, and managed to get your first commit pushed to the repository. You are ready to code. Then, you hand the laptop over to a colleague, or you switch machines, or--perhaps worst of all-