Developing on Windows

Lightning talk "Developing on Windows" presented at Develop Denver 2019.

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1. 1 Developing on Windows Steve Ham August 15, 2019 www.coding-unboxed.com DVLP DNVR 2019
3. 3 Need to elevate to Administrator to perform these actions ADMIN PRIVILEGES Package installation or other system modifications NODE.JS/NPM PROBLEM 1
4. 4 Solution • Node.js/ NPM • Admin privileges
5. 5 Need to install 2.x before these packages will install! PYTHON Python 2 is a common dependency for many packages NODE.JS/NPM PROBLEM 2
6. 6 Solution • Node.js/NPM • Python 2 Download URL: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2716
7. 7 "scripts": { "test": "mocha -- compilers js:babel- core/register --require ./test/test_helper.js - -recursive ./test" } Using relative paths PROBLEM 3: ‘/ ’ o n U n ix ty p ica lly refers to system roo t Slash direction b a c ksla sh ‘ \ ’ (Win d ows) VS fo r wa rd - sla sh ‘/ ’ (U n ix) Environment variables typically generated fo r Unix, no t Windows "scripts": { "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development webpack-dev-server", "build": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --progress -- hide-modules" }
8. 8 Problem 4 (Ruby & Ruby on Rails): RubyInstaller & RailsInstaller work, but are still a PITA to configure & therefore are NOT IDEAL Notable Issues:
9. 9 Solution: Ruby & Ruby on Rails • WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) • OR dual-booting w/ Linux More mentioned about these options later…
10. 10 Solution: Alternative shells/terminals Pros of Cmder: + can run all the other terminals & shells on your system (CMD, PowerShell, Git Bash, WSL, etc.) + extensively customizable & full support for Linux commands Cmder cmder.net Console sourceforge.net/ projects/console PowerCmd www.powercmd.com Git Bash gitforwindows.org * Personal Recommendation
11. 11 PROBLEM 5: No preinstalled dev tools W I N D O W S C O M E S W I T H O N L Y N O T E P A D & E D G E B Y D E F A U L T : NO GIT NO WEB SERVERS NO DATABASE SYSTEMS NO COMPILERS, VMs, or ENVIRONMENTS for PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES NO EDITORS (although Notepad in Win 10 is the best it ’s ever been)
12. 12 It’s necessary to install these first: Solution: 3rd party tools • Git for Windows - https://gitforwindows.org • Wampserver: offers more control - http://www.wampserver.com • XAMPP: has an easier-to-use UI - https://www.apachefriends.org Most major languages have Windows installers and/or environments Ruby, Python, Java (JDK), C#, PHP, et al…
13. 13 IDEs & Editors • Visual Studio Code / Visual Studio Community • Sublime Text 3 (not technically freeware, but can be used for free) • Notepad++ (caveat: not up-to-date for TypeScript, JSX, or Vue files) • JetBrains (multiple language-specific IDEs for Python, Ruby, PHP, et al) Solution: even more 3rd party tools… Update Management • Chocolatey (apt for Windows) ASCII Text Editors • NoteTab Light • EditPad Lite • DocPad
14. 14 Solution: WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) • Ubuntu • SUSE • Debian • Kali PROS CONS + Ideal for Ruby/Rails - No GUI, terminal only
15. 15 Tip: Try partitioned drives Easier for Windows & Linux to access the same folders Pop!_OS Manjaro Arch Mint Ubuntu Ultimate Solution: Dual-booting w/ Linux
16. 16 G S E E-mail astv99@outlook.com Slack (Denver Devs) @astv99 LinkedIn @hamstephen GitHub * github.com/astv99 THANK YOU! Ways to connect with me:
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