We provide a docker setup that can be used with Visual Studio Code (VSCode). The reason for using Docker is to provide a isolated development environment. This should make setup easier and avoid issues caused by minor differences in the environments used by contributors and maintainers.

How to setup a dev environment using VSCode and Docker

1. Install Visual Studio Code and Docker.
2. Install the Remote - Containers extension within VSCode.
3. Copy the .devcontainer folder to the root of your workspace folder.
4. Make sure the source code of flax is checked out in flax/.
5. Re-open the folder workspace using the remote containers extension. VSCode should recommend this action in a popup. Alternatively, use the green button in the bottom left container to control the remote extension.