Dependency version bumps, devcontainer setup, and Jekyll GitHub Pages workflow

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Originally proposed by @canodvalecv30 in #761. Their description is reproduced verbatim below.

All community-submitted pull requests are automatically converted to issues (bugs) & discussions (feature requests, enhancements) where they can be triaged and prioritized. Once prioritized, a PR implementation is created automatically.

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Original implementation from #761 by @canodvalecv30