Setting up my development machine

Here is my development machine setup. I am a .NET and web developer, so the list focuses on software relevant to those technologies. I have also included a few tools I use every day that are not directly development-related. I have likely missed some tools I use regularly. If you think I should add something (software, extension, configuration, or service), feel free to comment.

#Web browsers

• Microsoft Edge
  • uBlock Origin
  • 1Password
• Google Chrome
• Firefox

#Development

• Visual Studio
  • Disasmo
  • Output enhancer: Adds colors to the Visual Studio output window
  • Tweaks 2022
  • Project System Tools 2022: Generates a binlog when building a solution and lets you explore the log
  • Microsoft Child Process Debugging Power Tool 2022
  • Image Optimizer (64-bit)
  • Clear MEF Component Cache
• Visual Studio Code
  • Markdown Paste: Paste images in a markdown document
  • XML Tools: Tools to format XML documents, and quick search
  • GitLens — Git supercharged: Adds inline Git metadata as lens overlays
  • Version Lens: Adds lenses to easily update packages (npm, NuGet, and others)
  • Prettier - Code formatter: Formats JS, TS, and CSS code
  • Spell Right: Multilingual, Offline and Lightweight Spellchecker for Visual Studio Code
  • ILSpy .NET Decompiler: Decompile MSIL assemblies - support for full framework, .NET Core and .NET Standard
  • Import Cost: Display inline in the editor the size of the imported package
  • :emojisense:: Adds emoji suggestions and autocomplete to VS Code
• .NET SDK
• dotCover: .NET Unit Test Runner and Code Coverage Tool by JetBrains
• dotTrace: .NET Performance Profiler by JetBrains
• dotMemory: .NET Memory Profiler by JetBrains
• dotPeek: .NET Decompiler by JetBrains
• dnSpy: Debugger and .NET assembly editor
• de4dot: .NET deobfuscator and unpacker
• Node.js
• Fiddler: HTTP Proxy to debug web applications
• GitKraken: git GUI
• Sysinternals Suite: A collection of useful tools for debugging applications (procexp, procmon, portmon)
• MSBuild Binary and Structured Log Viewer: Debug your builds and explore MSBuild features
• WinDbg
• Cloudflare tunnel: Exposes a local web server to the internet
• DevToys: An offline Windows app that helps developers with daily tasks
• BrowserStack: App & Browser Testing
• Microsoft Accessibility Insights

#Others

• PowerToys
• PowerShell
  • DockerCompletion for PowerShell
• Windows Terminal
• Notepad++: Text editor
• 7zip: Compress and decompress many archive file formats
• Paint.NET: Image editor
• SnagIt: Screen Capture and Recording Software
• Camtasia: Screen Recorder and Video Editor
• Skype
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft To-Do
• HEVC Video Extensions
• 1Password
• VLC: Video player
• Spotify: Audio player
• diagrams.net / Excalidraw

#Windows Configuration

• Enable WSL: Use Linux on Windows
• Enable Hyper-V
• Enable Containers
• Enable Credential Guard
• Enable BitLocker AES-XTX 256bits
• Disable Edge Preloading (reg file)
• Explorer Launch To "This PC" (reg file)
• Generate Crash dumps (reg file)

#Online services

• Feedly: Follow blogs and news feeds
• Visual Studio Team Services
• GitHub
• WhatTheFont
• carbon
• Snipclip
• ChangeDetection.io: Get notifications when web pages change

#Useful links

• .NET API Catalog
• Versions of .NET
• .NET Framework Source Browser
• .NET Core Source Browser
• Roslyn Source Browser
• MagNumDB, the Magic Number Database
• sharplab
• Source Generator Playground: Debug C# 9 Source Generators
• Online tools
• //grep.app
• REPL for Blazor

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