๐๏ธ Know and Setup Your Tools
๐๏ธ Browser
Download Chrome (This is the browser we prefer for development.![](
๐๏ธ Git & GitHub
Git is used to track who changed what on files, as well as many other things. It's going to be one of your top tools, so bookmark the documentation( hands on tutorial, don't worry it's really quick.
๐๏ธ Markdown
An important aspect of communicating your brand on the Internet as a developer is being able to use Markdown formatting. Markdown is a way to write plain text documents that get formatted into html for display on the web.
๐๏ธ Personal Knowledge Manager
Today, our problem is not a lack of information (Google is a tap away![](, it's too much information. Our challenge is learning how to keep the most relevant information that get us to making magic happen.
๐๏ธ Command Line Interface
Next up, learning what the command line is. You won't be the same after you learn how command the terminal. Work through this tutorial here!
๐๏ธ Around (Video Call)
Around is a zoom alternative. Unlike zoom, around has unlimited video call minutes and it's immerssive.
๐๏ธ Figma
Before we code, we start with creating a visual "draft" to get a sense of our direction, Figma is the tool we use to design these draftโor, mockups.
๐๏ธ Code Editors
We use three editors to code. VS Code, PyCharm and Playcode
๐๏ธ Additional Windows Setup
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๐๏ธ Additionl Mac Setup
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๐๏ธ Your Web Presence
You should have a professional presence on these platforms, as well as a professional email account. A personal brand is really important.