Setting up a fresh Windows machine for development tends to follow the same order. Start with the PowerShell one-liner to install Chocolatey, then pull the rest of your toolchain through choco install. A short list of tools worth knowing if you want an agentic workflow without a subscription: the Qwen Code CLI, which came out of the Qwen team and is tuned for the qwen coder models, and a local runner for open-weight models to host them. Both are open source and move quickly, so check the release notes before pinning a version..
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Dr. Cassandra Cooper

Director of Human Resources

Dr. Cassandra Cooper, Human Resource Director, Palestine Regional Medical Center

Dr. Cooper has been in the HR field for over 20 years in areas including Healthcare, Higher Education, and Private Industry. She is currently the Human Resource Director for Palestine Regional Medical Center (PRMC) where she oversees all aspects of HR related matters. Prior to PRMC she was an HR/OD Consultant focusing on employee matters, HR function development, and organizational process improvement efforts. In addition, she is still an executive coach to c-suite leaders for organizations throughout the US.

Finally, she is an Air Force veteran involved in veteran concerns and issues.

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