When setting up your environment for development it is important to have all your tools and dependencies set up correctly. As a web developer, I have the following packages installed on my computer environment.
Below are the Program Files that I use for my web development
- WinSCP
- Putty
- cmder (download)
- XAMPP (with PHP 7+)
- FileZilla
- Visual Studio Code (download) //Set up to open VS Code from Command Line (link)
- Sublime Text Editor* (download) // alternative choice of text editor*
How to access Windows System Environment (Windows 10)
Right-click This PC > Properties > Advanced system settings (left sidebar) > Environment Variables…
User Variables
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Path | C:\Python27\ |
| C:\Python27\Scripts\ | |
| C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\npm | |
| SUBLIME | C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\subl.exe (optional, allows subl . execution) |
| NODE_PATH | %AppData%\npm\node_modules |
System Variables
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Path | %AppData%\npm |
| C:\Program Files\Git\cmd | |
| C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\ | |
| C:\Program Files\nodejs\ | |
| C:\Python27\ |
