refactor: rename .env.local to .env.development and update .gitignore to track it

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The .env.development entry has been removed from the .gitignore file's environment files section. This modification causes .env.development to transition from being ignored to being tracked by git. All other entries in the file remain unaltered.

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I'll search for relevant context about environment file management practices that would be useful for reviewing this PR about renaming .env.local to .env.development and updating .gitignore to track it.## Summary of Relevant Context for PR #970 Review

This PR renames .env.local to .env.development and removes it from .gitignore to track it in git. Here's the relevant context for reviewing this change:

Key Concern: Standard Best Practices

Environment local files are usually ignored by Git (.gitignore) to keep sensitive or machine-specific information private. More specifically, .env.local is commonly used in frameworks like Next.js or Create React App, and is specifically meant for local development only.

File Tracking Standards

You shouldn't commit .env files to git repositories—or any other version control system. The standard practice is that .env files are a surrogate environment variable for local development only, but should never be committed to Git.

Security Risk

The .env file contains sensitive information about the project. Information like your Database Credentials, Your Encryption Key, If your app is using any API then you can have API Keys/Access tokens can be loaded from the .env file and you might not want those credentials to be accessible to everyone who has access to the project.

Important Technical Note

Adding a file Git is already tracking to .gitignore has no effect. A gitignore file specifies intentionally untracked files that Git should ignore. Files already tracked by Git are not affected. This means if .env.local was previously in .gitignore, simply adding the file without removing it from git tracking could create issues.

Recommended Alternative

A solution for this is: gitignore .env files, but also have a file like .env_default which you keep under source control, with some reasonable default settings. When someone needs a .env file the first time, they simply have to make a copy of .env_default as .env and adapt the file to their environment.

Key Question for Review: Does the .env.development file contain only non-sensitive defaults, or does it include credentials/secrets that should not be tracked?

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