Installfest

Welcome to Burlington Code Academy!

Before the class starts, please install the following:

• VS Code text editor
• Node.js
• Git

and sign up for accounts on:

• GitHub
• Heroku

Are you on a recent model Mac? Skip to the Mac Homebrew section to install Node and Git, then come back here for GitHub and Heroku.

VS Code Text Editor

• Install VS Code from Microsoft https://code.visualstudio.com
• Here's a VS Code Overview for you to read later
• OPTIONAL: Launch VS Code, then type
  • MacOS: CMD-SHIFT-P
  • Windows: CTRL-SHIFT-P
    • then type "install" and select " Install 'code' Command In Path "
    • Now you can type code . from the terminal to open the current dir!

Node.js (JavaScript)

• Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org/
• version 10.X.X LTS is preferred
  • run node -v in terminal to check
  • if you can't install v10, anything past 6.0 is probably okay

Git

• Install git from https://git-scm.com/downloads

GitHub

• Sign up for an account at https://github.com/
• Install the GitHub Desktop app at https://desktop.github.com/
• Add an SSH key to your GitHub account; follow these instructions: https://help.github.com/articles/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/

Heroku

• Sign up for an account at https://signup.heroku.com
• Install the Heroku Command Line Interface (CLI) at https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli

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Windows Only

Cmder

1. Visit https://cmder.net
2. Click "Download Full"
3. Save the ZIP file and unzip it into your home directory
   • if your username is Alice you should now have C:\Users\Alice\cmder\Cmder.exe
4. Right-click Cmder and select "Create Shortcut"
5. Click and Drag that shortcut to the desktop
6. Double-click the shortcut to open the terminal
7. Press Win-Alt-P (or select "Settings..." from the window's menu) and change the "startup task" to {bash::bash} cmder

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MacOS Only

Mac Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager for MacOS that lets you install tools directly from the Terminal. Once it's installed, it's generally easier to use Homebrew than to use a web browser and graphical installer app.

These instructions are for recent versions of MacOS. If these do not work for you, don't worry; cancel out and follow the instructions above instead.

XCode Command-Line Tools

1. Open Terminal and type

   xcode-select --install
   

2. On the dialog box, click the Install button

3. Wait several minutes for the download to complete

Homebrew

1. Visit https://brew.sh
2. Copy the entire line underneath "Install Homebrew"
3. Open Terminal and paste
4. Enter your password and hit Return as prompted

NodeJS and Git

Open Terminal and type the following:

brew install node
brew install git

If all goes well, sign up for GitHub and Heroku using the instructions above.