AjahnCharles/lab-image-win

Computer Lab "Image" for Windows

This repository is a template for creating a computer lab "image" for software development teaching, with the following goals:

• one portable zip (just copy/paste; no installers or downloads)
• minimal manual configuration (script as much as possible)
• cohabit with apps for other courses (not an entire machine image)

The valuable parts are:

• devtools/config.ps1 - sets system env, PATH, shortcuts
• suggested apps & libs - for mobile & web dev
• suggested VSCode extensions - for optimal learning
• fixing npm paths - npm needs to know where it is

Creating an Image (once)

On the first PC...

1. Clone the devtools folder from this repo (this will be your "image")
2. Install any apps you need
3. Close all apps
4. Move apps/libs into their appropriate directories inside devtools
5. Zip devtools

Distributing the image (per PC)

1. Copy the devtools ZIP to each machine (via network or USB drive)
2. Unzip
3. Run setup.bat (which launches config.ps1)

Bug? Broken? Improvement?

There are lots of things in this repo I only barely understand. I wrote this for myself & it (barely) works for me, but I'm sure there are mistakes & lots of room for improvement.

I welcome your contributions! Please open an ISSUE or PULL REQUEST :)