PHP has a built-in web server good enough for development. Go can serve HTTP without Apache or nginx as well. sqlite runs in-process, no need for a database server. No need for varnish or containers for a “lightweight dev environment.”
“Many config files” maybe happens with larger scale production systems but OP didn’t ask about that.
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PHP has a built-in web server good enough for development. Go can serve HTTP without Apache or nginx as well. sqlite runs in-process, no need for a database server. No need for varnish or containers for a “lightweight dev environment.”
“Many config files” maybe happens with larger scale production systems but OP didn’t ask about that.