Do this before the workshop!

1. Join the Slack: ****http://bit.ly/37HQkkK
2. Install Git and Sign up to Github (if you don’t have one yet)
3. Install Chrome/Firefox
4. Install VSCode
   • Let’s use VSCode, to have a similar setup 🙏😀
   • https://code.visualstudio.com/download
5. Install node - install latest LTS version
   • Download and install from https://nodejs.org/en/download/
     • For a more detailed install guide: https://bit.ly/3ds0BnJ
   • To test, run node -v **on a terminal/cmd and it should print the version
   • For Windows users, if you’re having issues: https://goo.gl/WN3LmA
6. Follow this guide for workshop setup (Node, Git in VSCode): http://bit.ly/2TJj5JT
   • Make sure you get the “Hello World” to display.
   • Any issues, post on Slack channel #node_setup or DM (direct message) me (Lenny) before the workshop
7. Sign up for MongoDB Atlas: http://bit.ly/38QprLH
   • Make sure you get the connection string at the end.
   • Any issues, post on Slack channel #node_setup or DM (direct message) me (Lenny) before the workshop

Nice to haves

• JSON Viewer browser extension

  • plenty out there. this is my fave for Chrome

  

Basic Git knowledge recommended:

We use git to load the code for the material. We'll switch branches during the discussion and activities.

• If you use git regularly, you should be fine. You should know checkout, branch, add, commit and reset
• If you don’t use git regularly (or have never used it), here are some guides I found, but you can also find lots online
  • Series of short videos: http://bit.ly/33gTqeX
  • Beginner intro: https://product.hubspot.com/blog/git-and-github-tutorial-for-beginners
  • Github intro and handbook: https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/ https://guides.github.com/introduction/git-handbook/

Knowledge of JS and ES6 is not required....

...but if you want to get the most out of the workshop, or you're serious about learning web development, please take the time to read some of these resources before the workshop

• Javascript re-introduction: (If you haven't used Javascript in a while, or you’ve never before)
  • 30 minute read: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/A_re-introduction_to_JavaScript
• ES6 introduction: (SUPER IMPORTANT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN/USED ES6 BEFORE)
  • 6 minute read: https://flaviocopes.com/es6/

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