What You Need to Know
Core Skills/Tools - basic familiarity is required
git + GitHub: basic source control skills are pivotal for working with teams
TypeScript: a javascript superset that adds powerful typing and other functionality; if you know javascript, you can write TypeScript
nodejs: server/cloud javascript (we use 8.x for AWS Lambda compatibility)
Recommended Tools - use these, or bring and know your own
Laptop: bring your own, or let us know if you need to reserve a workstation
VSCode: open source code editor with live debugging for front-end and back-end environments, extensive plugin ecosystem
TortoiseGit (Windows Shell UI for git)
Markdown editors/viewers: Markdown Preview Plus (view in Chrome), edit/preview in VSCode, Typora (win/mac/linux)
What you need: tl;dr
You need a laptop and a code editor, plus a basic understanding of git, javascript and Markdown.
Get up to Speed: Tutorials
Learn Markdown in 30 minutes
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