Oh sorry Kirsten that's my old IBM days coming through. The function keys used to be named PF1 PF2 etc...I meant F5 (start debug in Visual Studio).
regards, Preet, in Auckland NZ On 4 February 2017 at 13:30, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au> wrote: > Thanks Preet > What is PF5 ? > ------------------------------ > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-bounces@ > ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Preet Sangha > *Sent:* Saturday, 4 February 2017 10:47 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: installing multiple things on my development machine. Are > Virtualmachines still the way to go? > > Your VMs take a long time to load? I've been using SSd for about 4/5 years > now and don't find VMs take that long at all, esp. since there is not need > to power down. You can just pause them. > > For my dev box I have SQL server (2 versions), VS 2010 (C++) and VS 2015 > (complete) , though the 2010 is now no longer needed. Plus I have git and > and few tools like beyond compare and git UIs + office software. > > I tend to use VMs (Hyper V) for testing where more than PF5 is needed. > > > regards, > Preet, in Auckland NZ > > > On 4 February 2017 at 12:30, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au> > wrote: > >> I have a chance to upgrade my development box. >> >> Over the years multiple programs have crept on to my box including 3 >> versions of SQL Server Express. >> >> I am wondering how to be more disciplined in keeping my environment clean >> >> Although I have some VMs installed I haven't been using them because they >> take so long to load. >> >> For trying out new things - like VS2017, are VMs still the way to go? >> Or is there something else now ( like Docker? ) >> >> What programs should be "On the metal" ? >> >> >> > >
