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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Edgar Galdámez

Campus Pastor

I am Grace Español Campus Pastor at Grace Community Church. My country of origin is El Salvador (I am bilingual, biliterate, bicultural). I lived in California for over 30 years where I was a teacher for over 12 years. I have been in Tyler for almost four years. I am married to Patricia, a registered nurse originally from Mexico. I have two adult children who are married and  two adopted living at home. I enjoy running, technology, blogging and reading (a bibliophile). I am passionate about education, multi-ethnic churches and diverse communities. I have an AA in Liberal Arts, BS and M. Div. in Biblical Studies and currently working on my D. Min.

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