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@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ Before starting work on a particular area of code, consider reviewing and
 enhancing the existing test coverage.
 You'll both improve your knowledge of the code before you start on an
 enhancement, and reduce the chance introducing issues with your change. See xref:development/testing.adoc[testing] and xref:development/patches.adoc[patches] for more detail.
+
+=== Quick Start Development Guide
+
+A quick start development guide is available in the project's https://github.com/apache/cassandra#quick-start-development-guide[README]. This guide will walk you through basic steps to setup a local development environment and test changes in a local docker container.