The first step is to make yourself an account on the computer you're using. Remember the name of this computer so you can find it at the beginning of class each week. The name is on a label on the bottom of your computer.
To create your account, log in to the administrator account missionbit
with the password missionbit. Then open up System Preferences, click on
Users & Groups, and click the lock to make changes. You'll have to enter
the administrator password here, and then you can click the + icon to make
yourself a user. Change the account type from 'Standard' to 'Administrator'
on the first dropdown and fill in the rest of the account information.
Once that's done, click the Apple menu and log out, then login with your account!
The next most important thing is a text editor. For writing code you want to use a special text editor designed for that purpose. We have experience with a lot of these. The trouble is that many of them are either tricky to learn or expensive to purchase. For this course we're going to be using Adobe Brackets, which is super powerful, easy to use, and also free and open source.
Most of you should already have a GitHub account but if you don't, go to https://github.com/ and sign up. Make sure you verify your email address otherwise you won't be able to access all of GitHub's features.
Once your account is set up, download the GitHub app and log in with your account.
Fill this survey out before you take a break: https://docs.google.com/a/missionbit.com/forms/d/1291OZM5m6aYZL-uE-XBrrUUFRhCS2IWZH0X-2swPKck/viewform
- Get a sheet of paper and a sharpie or pen
- Write your name on the sheet of paper!
- Use Photo Booth on your laptop to take a picture of yourself with your name
- Drag and drop your photo into a new comment: #1