Problemsby GlyphVS Code is hard to run and test locally
2 posts from 2 people2d activeSteady, +1 this weekunverified
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microsoft/vscode devcontainer doesn't build
Steps to Reproduce: 1. Check out microsoft/vscode at 1184ad4d45794110deb6b897ea83b15aac44ed89. 2. Open in devcontainer. 3. Observe failure: [vscode-devcontainer.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/33901064/vscode-devcontainer.log)
Open ports in VS Code dev containers
I'm trying dev containers in Visual Studio Code. There's something I don't understand. I'm trying one of the examples: vscode-remote-by-dotnet. Everything installed, the Docker container built and started. I opened a new terminal in VS Code, and in the welcome line it says to...
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Evidence
2 posts from 2 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 19 days. Mostly on Stack Overflow [docker], microsoft/vscode. Tools named alongside: Docker, Console, GitHub, Observe.
Frustration Frustration 0 of 3· Seen on Stack Overflow, GitHub issues
How it was grouped
Posts that state a pain and match the "local-dev" rule about VS Code. First post Oct 6, 2026, latest Oct 24, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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