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Developer shifts from multi-WSL installs to Docker for reproducible environments

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The author details a shift in their development workflow, moving from manually installing a complex stack of servers across multiple Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) instances to using a single Docker container. This change was driven by the realization that repeatedly scripting installations for each WSL instance was inefficient and prone to environmental drift. By containerizing the application, the author achieved a more reproducible and scalable setup, allowing all WSL instances to access the same environment without individual installations. AI

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Developer shifts from multi-WSL installs to Docker for reproducible environments

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