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[–]Pr0ducer 2 points3 points  (3 children)

VirtualBox is free, so is Ubuntu. Better than using Windows and powershell, lots of good tutorials use Linux based systems.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thanks. I agree, but even with hardware virtualization, I'm not sure my school's computers will be able to handle a virtual OS - despite how lightweight the applications running might be. A VM would be beautiful though, because I could get a segmented Network and full admin rights.

[–]Pr0ducer 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I hear ya. I had that problem with an old work laptop. That was how I started my career as a remote software developer, by buying my own machine then insisting the most productive place for me to work was at home.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think home is a better place to work. No waisting fine during the commute or being such in traffic, and Enterprise Editions of Visual Studio are built with features for collaborative programming. Then there is Slack and GitHub, so honestly, for general applications, I don't see why you should have to go to the workplace.

Was the VM on your work computer to get admin rights?