Monk Skills?
Today, I spent most of the afternoon setting up a development environment on a laptop. I installed VS2k5, IIS, SQL, and TypeMock. The computer is a client issued item, so I need to be careful not to make too many changes or customize the crap out of it.
I should note the Program Files folder is a mess. Folder names in lowercase, uppercase, and mixed case. The Start Menu and Desktop are littered with useless junk. I hesitate to think this is a corporate image, argh!
In contrast, my Desktop, Start Menu, and Program Files folders are clean. Note the folders are in Proper Case with version numbers as needed. No slop here, just took a minute to do it right. The balance of the file system is the same.
Also, why do people use the standard installation option when installing software? If it has a custom installation option, I select it each time. I can choose not to install items that I will never use and save a little disk space at the same time.
September 26th, 2008 - 09:43
ahaha. I love the title of this post. Nice work. I almost always use the standard install. I used to select custom install all the time only to configure to a standard install. I installed Spore recently…Next, Next, Finish. Came back in 30 minutes and played my game. Although when I’m installing Dev tools its a different story. I’m always configuring the shit out of those things.