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Install vscode and away you go.

I had an intern building a Java project in minutes with zero prior exposure.

I gotta admit I'm freaking out a bit at this statement.

Why?

I wonder how much time he would need to set up npm+typescript+Babel+webpack workflow for a fullstack development with shared modules between the FE and the BE without copying someone’s repository.

Probably quicker than someone panicking trying to remember which key chord combination to press to disable some esoteric function which conflicts with another required plugin to satisfy their "leet coding keyboard only" dev env.

Vscode does practically everything out of the box and prompts you to install context appropriate plugins which do everything.

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