--- title: "Posts about local development environments | Speedscale" description: "Browse posts in the local development environments category." canonical: "https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/" --- # Posts about local development environments Browse 29 posts in this category [![The API tests passed. The database didn't.](https://speedscale.com/_astro/featured-image.Bv2qcogd_yN5Jf.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/compare-sql-between-runs/) Jul 4, 2026 ### [The API tests passed. The database didn't.](https://speedscale.com/blog/compare-sql-between-runs/) Our v2 release looked clean in HTTP tests until we diffed the SQL workload — an N+1 loop, a startup migration, and 70 ms of extra DB time hiding in plain sight. Here's how to compare two releases without database access. [Developer tools](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-tools/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [Performance testing](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/performance-testing/) [by Matt LeRay](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/matt-leray/) [![Trace without traces](https://speedscale.com/_astro/featured-image.DYZMe9Fv_1X4ydB.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/trace-without-traces/) Jul 2, 2026 ### [Trace without traces](https://speedscale.com/blog/trace-without-traces/) The trace was sampled out. I found the bug anyway — by filtering recorded traffic on the customer's email instead of a trace ID. Here's how to follow one request across four services with no trace IDs and no OpenTelemetry. [Observability](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/observability/) [Developer tools](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-tools/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Matt LeRay](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/matt-leray/) [![Run Local LLMs on Mac to Cut Claude Costs](https://speedscale.com/_astro/ollama-serve-200.3QYbVcjv_Z1nr0D3.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/local-llms-on-mac-cost-savings/) Apr 23, 2026 ### [Run Local LLMs on Mac to Cut Claude Costs](https://speedscale.com/blog/local-llms-on-mac-cost-savings/) A practical hybrid workflow that uses costly LLM APIs for planning and local models (via Ollama + OpenCode) for execution, guarded by deterministic evals. [AI/ML](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/ai/ml/) [Developer tools](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-tools/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [by Josh Thornton](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/josh-thornton/) [![Using GRPC with Python Best Practices Guide](https://speedscale.com/_astro/featured-image.BiNy3lVv_Z14Jvi4.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/using-grpc-with-python/) Feb 5, 2026 ### [Using GRPC with Python Best Practices Guide](https://speedscale.com/blog/using-grpc-with-python/) Microservices are now the architecture of choice for many developers when crafting cloud-native applications. [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Kush Mansingh](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/kush-mansingh/) Dec 29, 2025 ### [Peeking Under the Hood with Claude Code](https://speedscale.com/blog/peeking-under-the-hood-with-claude-code/) Claude is one of the go-to AI-native code editors for developers. It provides a smooth and simple chat-based CLI that is easy to understand. [API Testing](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/api-testing/) [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Matt LeRay](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/matt-leray/) [![The Ultimate Guide to a Smooth Dev Environment](https://speedscale.com/_astro/featured-image.B3WbLAqI_Z1cW0dB.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-smooth-dev-environment-setup-tips-and-best-practices/) Dec 11, 2025 ### [The Ultimate Guide to a Smooth Dev Environment](https://speedscale.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-a-smooth-dev-environment-setup-tips-and-best-practices/) Setting up a development environment can be challenging, especially for new developers or those adapting to new developer tools. [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Nate Lee](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/nate-lee/) [![Ephemeral Environment Testing: Do you need it?](https://speedscale.com/_astro/featured-image.B3WbLAqI_Z1cW0dB.webp)](https://speedscale.com/blog/ephemeral-environments-testing/) Dec 8, 2025 ### [Ephemeral Environment Testing: Do you need it?](https://speedscale.com/blog/ephemeral-environments-testing/) Traditional testing methods often delay the software development lifecycle, as we have grown used to these outdated processes without considering. [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Kush Mansingh](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/kush-mansingh/) Aug 5, 2025 ### [Peeking Under the Hood of Cursor's API Calls](https://speedscale.com/blog/peeking-under-the-hood-of-cursor/) Cursor is one of the go-to AI-native code editors for developers. Because it’s built on Visual Studio Code, it provides a pretty smooth path between... [API Testing](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/api-testing/) [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Josh Thornton](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/josh-thornton/) May 14, 2025 ### [I Hate Testing!](https://speedscale.com/blog/i-hate-testing/) Hi everyone, I'm Alan, Head of Customer Success here at Speedscale. If you'd told me a few years ago that I'd be working for a company knee-deep in the. [API Testing](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/api-testing/) [Developer Productivity](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/developer-productivity/) [Local Development Environments](https://speedscale.com/blog/category/local-development-environments/) [by Alan Mon](https://speedscale.com/blog/author/alan-mon/) ## Try Speedscale free Choose the desktop proxymock or the hosted cloud trial to get started. [Free Desktop Tool](https://docs.speedscale.com/proxymock/getting-started/installation/) [Free Cloud Trial](https://app.speedscale.com/signup)