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Here are some random thoughts: Don't have your source code repository just in the office. I would strongly suggest to use a distributed system like git or hg w

by st3fan 17y ago

Here are some random thoughts: Don't have your source code repository just in the office. I would strongly suggest to use a distributed system like git or hg while also keeping a master repo on something like a 6 USD/month rackspacecloud server. I move backups to Amazon S3. I simply export databases and repositorities, then tar, bzip and pgp them and then upload them with a timestamp in the name to Amazon S3. With the right tools on unix this is almost a online-liner. And it costs a couple of dollars to just upload and store stuff. Laser printers are really cheap these days. Toners are expensive. But really, just print the 'formal' stuff. Letters, contracts, etc. Nobody prints source code anymore I think. Network: go wireless if you can. Preferably 11n. Less infrastructure needed. Get a wireless router with USB to hookup the printer. Chairs: let people choose their own. Within a certain budget. I find it highly personal. Specially if you plan to use them 10+ hours a day :-)

DanHulton 17y ago
I dunno about that wireless recommendation - I can't STAND wireless for anything heavy-duty. If I need to be transferring files of a reasonable size (which seems to always happen during development - ISOs for virtual machines, packages, art assets), I hate being constrained by wireless speeds. Plus, depending on your building, you can get weird spots that are perfect for desks, but shite for wireless, with the poor schlepp stuck in that office getting just about the same bandwidth as he would with a tin can and string. It's probably a good idea to start with it (keeps you from having to do all that cable-laying, yeah), but put it on the "to replace asap" list.
- byoung2 17y ago
  "I dunno about that wireless recommendation" At this stage in the game, I would recommend wireless, because you can add more comptuers without running a lot of cable. Of course the servers should be wired.

by st3fan 17y ago

DanHulton 17y ago

I dunno about that wireless recommendation - I can't STAND wireless for anything heavy-duty. If I need to be transferring files of a reasonable size (which seems to always happen during development - ISOs for virtual machines, packages, art assets), I hate being constrained by wireless speeds. Plus, depending on your building, you can get weird spots that are perfect for desks, but shite for wireless, with the poor schlepp stuck in that office getting just about the same bandwidth as he would with a tin can and string. It's probably a good idea to start with it (keeps you from having to do all that cable-laying, yeah), but put it on the "to replace asap" list.

byoung2 17y ago
"I dunno about that wireless recommendation" At this stage in the game, I would recommend wireless, because you can add more comptuers without running a lot of cable. Of course the servers should be wired.