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Your Software Engineering Student Toolkit

Postgraduate • Windows

Editors, version control, testing, databases, APIs and containers for software engineering students.

Who this toolkit is for

For software engineering students working on individual and team projects.

What level are you studying?A-Level / CollegeUndergraduatePostgraduateProfessional / CertificationOther
What computer do you use?WindowsmacOSLinuxChromebookNot sure
What are you studying right now? (optional)TestingMobile Development

Choose any modules to see the tools for them. Without a module, module tools appear under Specialist / Optional.

Essential (5)

Core tools that are broadly useful.

Code Editor / IDE

  • Visual Studio Code icon
    Visual Studio Code

    Free

    Why you may need this: A flexible code editor for programming assignments, scripting and web modules.

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --exact --source winget

    Details

Programming Languages

  • Python icon
    Python

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: A common first language, used across programming, data and AI modules.

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id Python.Python.3.13 --exact --source winget

    Details

Version Control

  • Git icon
    Git

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: Track changes to your code and submit work through Git-based workflows.

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id Git.Git --exact --source winget

    Details

Research / Citation

Office / Documents

  • LibreOffice icon
    LibreOffice

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: A free office suite for essays, spreadsheets and presentations.

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice --exact --source winget

    Details

Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (3)

Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.

Code Editor / IDE

  • Visual Studio Community

    Free

    Why you may need this: Build .NET mobile apps on Windows.

    For the Mobile Development module

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Community --exact --source winget

    Details

Project Collaboration

  • GitHub Desktop

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: A visual Git client for team projects.

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id GitHub.GitHubDesktop --exact --source winget

    Details

Testing

  • Node.js

    Open Source

    Why you may need this: Run JavaScript test tooling.

    For the Testing module

    Winget (verified)
    winget install --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS --exact --source winget

    Details

Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.

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Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.

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