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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Jason Stewart

Senior Client Success Manager

Jason Stewart, has learned that there is no job too small to make an impact; from beginnings as a 3rd grade teacher to National Director of Education and Training for the Special Education and Interventions Division for Frontline Education and current Senior Client Success Manger across product lines. From the classroom to the central office, education is full of talented people at “the front line of education” who are determined to strategically work through challenges to prepare the next generation of learners. To effectively meet their strategic goals, the front line needs technology that helps propel their vision forward.

Jason graduated from UT Tyler with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Masters in Special Education.

After teaching, he worked as an educational diagnostician for several years before becoming a Special Education Administrator in Tyler ISD.

For the last 9 years he has worked in the K-12 market leading training teams for educational compliance software, providing sales support, and focusing on client success management.

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