My co-worker introduced me to a package manager specifically designed for windows called “Chocolatey”, its very easy to install and use, there are many packages to choose from such as Git, Sublime Text 2, Notepad++, Skype and many more. As of today there are 919 packages in the repository.
To learn more visit chocolatey.org.
I must admit one of my weaknesses has always been writing and understanding regex expressions. I recently found a tool called “RegExper” to assist with my regex expression quandaries. This tool provides you with a visual representation of what the expression does. Try it yourself…head over to http://www.regexper.com
I recently switched from Notepad++ to Sublime Text 2. I have been a fan of Notepad++ for years but a friend of mine mentioned Sublime Text 2, from that point on I was hooked. Some of my reasons for making the switch:
If you are interested in a free tutorial (I highly recommend it) take a look at https://tutsplus.com/course/improve-workflow-in-sublime-text-2/
I stumbled upon this list of books on Stack Overflow, it might be useful:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-available-programming-books
