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" ? > > >
