Environment

i will make these instructions better later, but try to set the following up:

1. dotnet 6.0 sdk
   https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/visual-studio-sdks
   pick the x64 sdk for version 6.0
2. sql server
   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-downloads
   get the "Developer" version
3. sql server management studio
   it should ask you if you want to download the installer for ssms after installing sql server, but if not, you can get it here
   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver16
4. visual studio code
   https://code.visualstudio.com/download
   download the one for your system
   once installed, click on source control
   if you don't have git installed, it will give you a link to a site you can git (haha) it from
   follow the installer's instructions, and when you relaunch vs code you should be able to use it to clone a repo