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AI-generatedNetlify Dev vs. Deploy Previews for Edge Function Validation
When developing complex serverless logic, ensuring that local behavior matches production is critical. Netlify provides two primary mechanisms for this: netlify dev for local simulation and Deploy Previews for isolated cloud environments. netlify dev allows for rapid iteration by mimicking the production environment, including Functions and Redirects, on a l