Setting up my development machine

Here's the configuration of my developer machine. I'm a .NET and web developer, so only the software relevant to these technologies are part of the list. I also add a few tools I use everyday, but are not directly related to dev. I'm sure I forgot some of the tools I used regularly. If you think I should add something (software/extension/configuration/services), feel free to comment.

#Web browsers

• Microsoft Edge
  • uBlock Origin
  • 1Password
  • Microsoft open sources Accessibility Insights: Solve accessibility issues before they reach your customers
• Google Chrome
• Firefox

#Development

• Visual Studio 2019
  • GitHub extension for Visual Studio: Access GitHub functionalities directly from Visual Studio
  • Meziantou.Analyzer: Various analyzers
  • ErrorProne.NET.Structs: Analyzer about readonly structures
  • Basic Essentials: Quickly create new empty file
  • Project System Tools: Generate binlog when building a solution and explore the log
  • Project File Tools: Provides Intellisense and other tooling for XML based project files such as .csproj and .vbproj files
  • Clear MEF Component Cache
  • JetBrains mono: monospaced font with programming ligatures
  • Microsoft Child Process Debugging Power Tool
• Visual Studio Code
  • Insert GUID: Generate a guid in the code
  • Markdown Paste: Paste images in a markdown document
  • Visual Studio Team Services: VSTS integration
  • XML Tools: Tools to format XML documents, and quick search
  • GitLens — Git supercharged: Add lens with data from git
  • Version Lens: Add lens to easily update packages (npm, NuGet, and others)
  • Prettier - Code formatter: Format 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:: Add suggestions and autocomplete for emoji to VS Code
  • Azure Pipelines for VS Code: Syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, and more for Azure Pipelines
• .NET Core 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 from 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: Lots of useful tools to debug applications (procexp, procmon, portmon)
• MSBuild Binary and Structured Log Viewer: Debug your builds and discover MSBuild functionalities
• WinDbg

#Others

• PowerToys
• PowerShell
• Windows Terminal (Preview)
• Notepad++: Text editor
• 7zip: Compress/Decompress lots of archive file formats
• Paint.NET: Image editor
• SnagIt: Screen Capture Software + Image editor
• Skype
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft OneNote
• Microsoft To-Do
• HEVC Video Extensions
• 1Password
• VLC: Video player
• Spotify: Audio player
• PureVPN
• Window Manager

#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: To follow blogs
• Visual Studio Team Services
• GitHub

#Useful links

• .NET API Catalog
• .NET Framework Source Browser
• .NET Core Source Browser
• Roslyn Source Browser
• MagNumDB, the Magic Number Database
• sharplab

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