How to set up a development environment

In order to make a stand alone dev system (on a laptop for example), you need to go to the following place:

http://www.microsoft.com/express

Get a copy of :

- visual studio express 2010, c#.net addition

    http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-web-developer-express

- sql server express 2010 / or 2012 express

    http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/editions/2012-editions/express.aspx

Actually, this may be easier:

    http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

Note that we use C#.net, ASPNet4, and MVC2 as of 20120410