Setting up a new XPS 15 for Software Development

Here I go through setting up a new Dell XPS 15 for software development, the way I like to set things up for my own tasks.

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:10 Dell XPS 15 Specs
01:28 System prep and cleanup
07:35 Preparing the command line
08:40 Setting up WSL and virtualization
10:45 Ubuntu install
12:40 Git
13:45 Winget
15:00 VS Code
15:30 Visual Studio
17:40 SQL Server
18:30 SSMS
20:30 Docker
22:30 VS Code extensions and Settings Sync
25:11 Workin inside WSL
26:00 Node Version Manager and NodeJS
27:55 NodeJS example
29:05 Conda with Python
31:55 Python example

[jolynele]

the dell is especially good for dev work in winter especially when i compile larger projects because it warms up my room in 20 minutes 🙏

[techniumtech]

As a new dev (web and app), I've watched many of your videos to determine hardware choices, prepping machines and just related material to code....wow. Your easy going style really helps take the pressure off! Going to look into some of your courses! Thanks Alex!

[nelwhix]

I was tired of watching laptop reviews from people that use it for photo/video editing. glad to see a dev's perspective. Thank you👍

[saurabhranjan]

Wow, the video I never knew I had to watch until I did.
It covered most of my workflow and the setup part has always been pretty mesy for me.

Thank You!!

[TubeSwarn]

Finally a tech channel which addresses stuff that's relevant to developers like me. Thank you sir for the windows and mac setup videos. Also your comparison videos helped me a lot. Please keep uploading :)

[mikkfrn]

You are a life saver. I was confused wondering between linux VirtualBox, dual boot and windows 11 trying to figure out how wsl works and all that stuff to get efficient workflow of web development until I finally landed on this video. Thank you very much it's been a relief.

[rastineshgho]

Just bought a laptop and i didn't know what to do because i haven't had a pc or laptop for a long time. This video is saved!
Full of good information🙌

[jayv_tech]

Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot, and I am now starting to understand how all of these pieces come together.

[danhvokhanhtoan]

really straight forward video. love it

[blablababaa]

Thank, I discovered a few things and you are very enjoyable to listen !

[isachomonik]

Thanks for the video! Just got a new Samsung notebook for studies, and your video helped me a lot to setup it.

[troyroa]

FUN VID AS USUAL, GOOD SIR. Like this format the best!

[xiaodhruv]

Really enjoyed this video, thankyou I learnt a lot about windows aswell

[traustitj]

I installed docker desktop and choose wsl2 option. Then pretty regularly and especially after a wake up, even if the screen saver came on. The cpu load and IO load become so excessive that the machine could not be used for a while. Repeated many times over the day. I uninstalled docker desktop, installed hyper V and installed DD again choosing not to use WSL. Works amazingly well. I gave the VM much more memory and no side issues. Works with WSL linux machines.

[hursh]

Thanks! the wsl part was really helpful

[RGB-vrse]

for the first time ever, I was able to follow along, i got a brand new mini PC, and managed to do all the instalation and testing, now i have to continue my jurney alone. 😒 Anyhow, thank you so much, I hope for more detailed videos like this, for total beginers

[muhamedfathy]

This is great video. Thanks for sharing 👍

[Fapados]

6:40 I'd recommend enabling font smoothing, since you're going to work with a lot of text. No font smoothing feels more eye straining to read.

[lwa.dev]

Thanks Alex this was awesome for windows platform setup :-)

[homerogazze]

Great Tutorial Man! Thank you very much : )