[SpaceNugget]

> First you install VSCode then spend then next 12 hours getting docker to run dev containers inside a WSL2 image (which is just a VM that can't talk to the internet) and TADA

I hate developing on windows as much as the average arch user, but if setting up vscode with docker on windows takes you 12 hours it's a you problem. There are lots of reasons why using docker containers is appealing, especially for students.

Mostly because they generally end up installing ten different odd and outdated software packages for each eccentric overly opinionated instructor they have. Each of whom rarely care to spend enough time to help these novice students understand how to resolve the issues they sometimes create on their only computing device they need to use for all of their other classes in the process.

If the student can get docker installed, at least they are more likely to be able to keep a somewhat stable machine.