Developing traditional monolithic web applications has improved over the years, but microservices and cloud native architectures present challenges for developers configuring realistic development environments efficiently. Frontend developers often struggle with running Kubernetes on resource-limited machines, backend developers face issues with dependencies and integration testing, and all developers encounter limitations in terms of local environment setup and management. To address these constraints, solutions like buying more powerful hardware, migrating to cloud-based IDEs, or using tools like Telepresence can help alleviate resource limitations and improve developer productivity.