What kind of tools/resources can be expected at a reasonably good .NET development position?

Question

I'm wondering: on day 1 at a decent intermediate .NET developer position, what kind of tools or resources can you expect? (decent has variable definitions so we'll loosely define it as not your dream job but something you'd stay at for a long time).

Things like (but not limited to):

• MSDN membership
• VS Edition?
• Are tools like resharper out of the question?
• Officey tools (Office 2007 with Visio or a copy of open office?)
• Office equipment/furniture?
• etc.

There's lots of stories of people cutting their teeth developing software on a $100 computer, on a cardboard box with a milk crate as a seat, but AFTER that, what can/should be expected or what is common?

Answer 1

Expected? Hard to say. But it's hard to justify not being willing to spend $5000-$10000 to outfit a $50k-$150k/year developer. MSDN with VS Premium, a few hundred in licenses like LinqPad, JetBrains DotTrace, and Beyond Compare 3, Office, and a desk and chair should be a good starting point.

Unless of course you're a contractor.