New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Why hasn't config as code taken off for developer machines

Ask HN: Why hasn't config as code taken off for developer machines
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Configuration as code has been a huge success for managing cloud servers, so I'm wondering why we haven't seen it take off for developer machines. Everywhere I've worked the first few days has been a nightmare of following out of date docs, hitting version conflicts with tools, lots of googling and time wasted. Why isn't there a better way to manage all this? I've worked at large and small companies, and never have had a smooth experience.