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Hritik Pawar
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Setting up my Windows Coding Environment

So a few days back I whipped my Computer so that I can do all clean start with all the latest version software and apps. So while doing the process I noted down everything I downloaded, so that if I do it again I just have to run all these commands once and it's done.
It's a very effective method and time-saving I definitely recommend it to document everything you use.
Here are some basic software commands to quickstart your setup.

Also at the end are some tools I have listed that are very useful.

Run the commands mentioned to install everything

choco install : To Install

choco upgrade : To upgrade

choco uninstall : To uninstall

  • Install a package manager

    Chocolatey : https://chocolatey.org/

    > @"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
    
  • Install latest python

    > choco install python 
    
    #check python version after install
    
    > python --version
    
  • install latest Java

    > choco install jdk8
    
    #check Java version after install
    
    > java -version
    
  • Install Hyper ( Hyper is a good looking command-line tool similar to Command line or Powershell)

    > choco install  hyper
    
  • install Wox ( Wox is a quick search and launch tool similar to Alfred on Mac )

    > choco install wox
    
  • Install node.js

    > choco install nodejs.install
    
    #check version after install
    
    > node -v
    > npm -v
    
  • Install sticky notes

    > choco install simple-sticky-notes
    
  • Install VS code

    
    >choco install vscode.install
    
    #for specific version specify the version
    > choco install vscode.install --version=1.40.0
    
```bash
#VS-CODE Extensions

1. AutoComplete Tag - sporiley.css-auto-prefix
2. CSS-Auto-Prefix - sporiley.css-auto-prefix
3. Live Server - ritwickdey.liveserver
4. Material Icon Theme - pkief.material-icon-theme
5. Adrian Theme - adriantheme.adrian-theme
6. Bunch of Language Support Apps (For any Language you use)
```
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  • Install SublimeText3

    > choco install sublimetext3
    
  • Install Firefox

    > choco install firefox
    
    #Also install some extensions for firefox
    
    1. Privacy Badger
    2. HTTPS everywhere
    3. Ublock origin
    4. Grammarly
    5. Hotspot Shield
    

Other Tools I use.

A better-looking version of this post available here 😁: https://www.notion.so/hritikpawar/Coding-Setup-64e514417d3240ccb03e6480d6da72dc

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SYAUQIZAIDAN KHAIRAN KHALAF

Wow, thanks for sharing!