RESOURCES

Where to Learn

• Free
  • Microsoft Learn
  • Telerik Virtual Academy
  • freecodecamp.org
• Paid
  • Pluralsight
  • CG Cookie

Hardware

• Desktop Workstation:
  • Custom Built PC:
    • Windows - Latest
    • AMD Ryzen 2700x CPU
    • AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU
    • 32GB of RAM
• Mobile Workstation:
  • Dell XPS 9370
    • Fedora - Latest
    • i7-8550U
    • 16GB of RAM

Servers

• Unraid Server
  • I bought a custom built gaming rig from a colleague and wanted to put it to use. Best decision ever.
  • Specs:
    • 32Gb RAM
    • Intel i7 6700K CPU
    • Nvidia 1060 6Gb GPU
    • 32TB Seagate Ironwolf Array
      • 8TB Single Parity
      • 24TB Usable Storage
    • 1TB Dual SSD Cache Pool
• Synology Disk Station DS1019+ NAS
  • I use this purely for backup of the Unraid Server.

Gadgets

• Cell Phone:
  • Pixel 5 with Graphene OS installed. - NO GOOGLE!
• Activity/Fitness Tracker:
  • Garmin fenix 6X Pro Solar.

Current Dev Tools

• Most used operating system: ~Windows 10 with Windows Subsystem for Linux enabled – I’m OS-idexterous.
• IDE: Visual Studio Windows & Neovim on Linux
• Text Editor: Visual Studio Code
• Command line: Cmder

Programming Languages

• Most used paradigm: Object Oriented Programming
• Least desirable paradigm: Functional Programming.
• First language: Tie between Action Script 3 and Visual Basic for Applications
• Most desirable language: C++
• Most used language: C#
• Least desirable language: JavaScript, although, TypeScript is a great improvement.

Frameworks

• First framework: .NET 4.0
• Most desirable framework: .NET Core
• Most used framework: .NET Full Framework
• Least desirable framework: Not sure, have only used .NET. I am looking forward to learning something new.

Web Frameworks

• First web framework: ASP.NET 4.0
• Most desirable web framework: ASP.NET Core
• Most used web framework: ASP.NET 4.6.x
• Least desirable web framework: Not sure. I have only used ASP.NET. I am looking forward to learning something new.