diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y make g++ libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-ttf2.0-dev libsdl-gfx1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libglew-dev
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/docker-existing-dockerfile
+{
+	"name": "Development Container",
+	"build": {
+		// Sets the run context to one level up instead of the .devcontainer folder.
+		"context": "..",
+		// Update the 'dockerFile' property if you aren't using the standard 'Dockerfile' filename.
+		"dockerfile": "Dockerfile"
+	},
+
+	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+	// "features": {},
+
+	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+	// "forwardPorts": [],
+
+	// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
+	// "postCreateCommand": "cat /etc/os-release",
+
+	// Configure tool-specific properties.
+	// "customizations": {}
+
+	// Uncomment to connect as an existing user other than the container default. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
+	// "remoteUser": "devcontainer"
+}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+  pkgs.mkShell {
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs.buildPackages; [
+      gnumake
+      libgcc
+      haskellPackages.SDL
+      haskellPackages.SDL-ttf
+      haskellPackages.SDL-gfx
+      haskellPackages.SDL-mixer
+      glew
+    ];
+}