Comments on: Build: Checkout and Go

By: Developer Experience (#devexp) and the 5 minute experience at Mark Needham

Developer Experience (#devexp) and the 5 minute experience at Mark Needham — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:30:58 +0000

[...] written before about the value of the ‘checkout and go‘ approach for helping new developers get their machine setup and I think the aim should be [...]

By: andhapp

andhapp — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:39:45 +0000

The build images seems like a good idea… we have it but for reason the image installation is always very slow to run as opposed to a fresh installation.

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:31:15 +0000

What about virtualizing your dev environment? We are considering doing this. We realize we will pay a price in performance (which we will measure in a PoC), but we think it’s worth looking into. Not only would it help in getting new developers started, the snapshot functionality will help with backup/recovery at the developer’s desktop level.

If we get around to it, I’ll let you know how it works.

By: The Punch Barrel by Frank Carver / Setting up for a new developer or new workstation

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:09:48 +0000

[...] Mark Needham also has some thoughts on the topic. [...]

By: Kris Kemper

Kris Kemper — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:35:35 +0000

Another option is to have the developer machines setup with the same image so that everyone begins with all the tools they need. Then, you only have to worry about getting all the logins setup. You can use different tools to update the image and auto re-image the machines on reboot.

This isn’t always feasible depending on the environment, but I thought I’d mention it. It works best when people don’t “own” the machines they are working on, such as having anonymous pairing stations.