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Setting Up Your Computer

Welcome to day 1 at BloomTech, today we are going to spend time setting up your computer and learning the tools that you will be using to complete this program. Just like day 1 at a job, you will need to get your environment set up to build and run your code. Complete the set up tasks below and then get started on the research questions. Once you have finished check out the submission instructions in the README.md file to turn in your assignment for the day.

Set Up Tasks

  1. Download xcode - these are your developer tools for mac
  2. sign up for a GitHub account - please use a professional username. We recommending using your firstname lastname
  3. Set up your SSH key - GitHub uses SSH to keep their files secure. You will need to set up one SSH key for every computer that you want to access your GitHub account on. Please ensure you go through all of the steps to generate a new key, add a new key and test your connection.
  4. Download Zoom - make sure your zoom display name is your first name last name
  5. Download Slack - make sure your slack display name is your first name last name
  6. Download VS code - this will be the tool you use to write all of your code. We recommend installing the following extensions:
  1. Download Node.JS - Please download the latest stable version. We will be using Node.JS to run the tests in all of our javaScript assignments. Test driven development is a common practice in the world of web dev. You can read more about it here
  2. Sign up for a free codepen account
  3. Sign up for a free account on Lucid Chart

Research Questions

Now that you are all set up, it's time to learn a little more about the tools of the trade. Edit this file and answer the following questions. You can type your answer below the questions. You are going to need to start familiarizing yourself with the GitHub docs doc short for documentation are the instructions on how to use a languge, or program. A large part of your job as a developer will be learning how to read and work with documentation. Please reference the GitHub docs when answering the questions below. If you cannot find what you are looking for in the docs, you can always start to practice your google skills.

  1. What is git? What is the difference between git and GitHub?
  2. Why do we create a branch?
  3. What is the purpose of a pull request?
  4. What is the command you can use to switch between branches? For example you are working on a feature branch and you want to switch back to main.
  5. Explain the difference between git fetch, git merge and git pull what does each command do?
  6. What is a merge conflict? How do you resolve a merge conflict?