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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Kara Grace

HR Manager

Our speaker today, Kara Grace, is a Human Resource professional with 15 years of experience in the HR field, working solely in non-profit organizations right here in Tyler.

Currently she is the HR Manager at East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind and has been serving in this capacity for around 5 years.  Growing up in Tyler, and graduating from UT Tyler with a MS in HRD at the age of 22, she has a huge passion for her community and developing and connecting leaders within the organizations she gives her time to.

Currently, she is Past-President and founding board member of Rose City SHRM, President of Tyler ISD Council of PTAs, and Chair of the HR/Ed Committee for the City of Tyler Chamber of Commerce.

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