Ask HN: I have admin rights for two days only. What should I install?

by andydavieswork on 9/26/2017, 10:31:52 AM with 3 comments
I've started a new job as a junior developer for a large company, and apparently admin rights are hard to get hold of. I have temporary rights for two days so I can set up my machine. What are the essentials that I should install while I can? I'm on Windows 10, primarily working with Java but could be doing anything really.

  • by sugaraplha on 9/26/2017, 12:43:14 PM

    Some large companies (mine, for example) have policies against using shareware without a proper license, or god forbid cracked.

    So if you install something like Sublime Text, which has personal unlimited license, make sure your internal IT department has no problem with it.

  • by BoorishBears on 9/26/2017, 10:38:35 AM

    A VM with Windows and Ubuntu images

  • by andreicon on 9/26/2017, 11:45:32 AM

    sublime text, git, docker (preferably using hyperv) anything else can run inside a docker container