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title: "☠️😈 A Developer's Guide to Making Project Setup As Difficult As Possible 😈☠️ at Minnebar (2023)"
source: "/speaks/-a-developers-guide-to-minnebar-april-2023/"
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# ☠️😈 A Developer's Guide to Making Project Setup As Difficult As Possible 😈☠️

Sean Ephraim & John Cavalieri

April 22, 2023

## About the talk

Taking a look at the sick and twisted world of onboarding a new developer, the often painful and convoluted process of setting up new projects, and how Docker Compose can help save the day.

## Presented by

Sean Ephraim

Solutions Architect

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Sean Ephraim

John Cavalieri

Software Engineer

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John Cavalieri

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