Document alternatives to using the vscode extension

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Local Fabric dev environment

• microfab (used by the VSCode extension but works independently)
• Fabric test networks (original, k8s, and nano) in fabric-samples
• fabric-operator
• Minifabric

Connect to an IBP network

None

Tutorial and sample galleries

• Sample projects in fabric-samples

Generate chaincode projects

• generator-fabric (used by the VSCode extension but works independently)

Generate tests for chaincode projects

None

Package and deploy chaincode projects

• ansible-collection
• fabric-operations-console
• peer command line

Submit and Evaluate Transactions

• peer command line
• Asset Transfer REST API Sample
• Other sample application projects in fabric-samples

Debugging chaincode

Chaincode can be started in debug mode using the chaincode as a service feature in Fabric by following the Running Chaincode as Service with the Test Network instructions.