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Getting Started

Getting Started

Table of Contents

Prerequisites

Text Editor

If you don’t have one yet, install a text editor. Atom, Sublime and VSCode are good choices.

Be ware that lecturers may not be able to help you with problems in some editors.

GitHub

If you haven’t already, sign up for GitHub.

Take some time to set up your GitHub profile. Include your name, a profile picture, and a URL to your homepage. You’re allowed to stay anonymous online for this course by omitting sensitive information, but a good looking GitHub profile can help you get an internship or job later.

Installation

CLI

Windows: If you’re on Windows, you should upgrade to Windows 10 (64 bit) and install the Windows Subsystem for Linux using this guide (takes about 15 minutes). Follow it until you see “Installation successful”. Now, open CMD (hit Start, type cmd, and press Enter), and type bash (and press Enter) to start Bash.

Be ware that lecturers may not be able to help you with problems on Windows.

MacOS: Apple already has a terminal emulator by default to provide a command line interface. Just search for terminal in spotlight or find it in your applications folder.

Git

Windows: If you installed the Windows Subsystem for Linux just now, install Git by running apt-get install git in Bash.

MacOS: Install Git from their website, by downloading the latest release.

Connect Git and GitHub together like so:

git config --global user.name "Mona Lisa"
git config --global user.email "mona@lisa.com"

Use the same email for Git as you used to sign up for GitHub. Open source is about people after all, don't forget to update your bio information and choose a nice profile picture!

Setting up your repository

We would like you to have one 'repo' for the JavaScript bootcamp. This makes it easier for us to find your files and grade your assignments. You are going to hand in your exercises from this bootcamp trough GitHub.

  • Create a repository called js-bootcamp
  • Add the .js files of the template-repo folder to your repository.
    • There are files for all the exercises, you will put your answers there.
    • There is also a notes.md where you can type notes after reading chapters of the book.

Start reading

from Eloquent JavaScript by Marijn Haverbeke.

The theory of the bootcamp is part of the exam for front-end 2. Don't forget to make notes! It's handy to start writing your own summaries in your repository from the start.

Hand In

  1. Push your changes: Hand in your progess in your repository on GitHub under your username.

  2. Create an issue: Mark this as complete by opening an issue on our GitHub issue tracker. Fill in the issue template with the correct information.

Communication

Slack

Sign up for our Slack workspace on cmda-tech.slack.com. Get invited by clicking on the invite link on our class page on Moodle. Join the js-bootcamp channel in our workspace.

Get your Slack set up properly, and then send your lecturer a direct message including your real name, student number, class, and GitHub username. We’ll use this info to link your GitHub and Slack to our administration files.

Questions

If you have questions (in this order):