diff --git a/dev.sh b/dev.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+PURPLE='\033[0;35m'
+CYAN='\033[0;36m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+function prefix_stdout_stderr() {
+  exec > >(trap "" INT TERM; sed "s/^/`printf "$1"`/")
+  exec 2> >(trap "" INT TERM; sed "s/^/`printf "$1"`/" >&2)
+}
+
+function start_frontend() {
+  prefix_stdout_stderr "${PURPLE}frontend: ${NC}"
+
+  cd ./frontend
+
+  npm run dev
+}
+
+function start_backend() {
+  prefix_stdout_stderr "${CYAN}backend:  ${NC}"
+
+  cd ./backend
+  source venv/bin/activate
+
+  echo $(which python)
+
+  python main.py
+}
+
+start_frontend &
+pid_frontend=$!
+
+start_backend &
+pid_backend=$!
+
+trap_ctrlc() {
+  echo ""
+  kill $pid_frontend
+  echo "frontend exit code: $?"
+  kill $pid_backend
+  echo "backend exit code: $?"
+}
+
+trap trap_ctrlc INT
+
+wait