Workshop Prep
Please create a free GitHub account if you do not have one already. We will use the built in web editor to create files on GitHub.
Optional Stuff
To do more with GitHub, you might want a deeper introduction, check out:
- GitHub’s Hello World guide
- GitHub Learning Lab: Introduction to GitHub and GitHub Pages
When working with code you need a good text editor. All code is plain text. Word processors do not handle plain text with out altering it. Windows notepad does not handle UTF-8 encoding or UNIX line endings that are standard for cross platform applications. For basic editing, Windows Notepad++, Mac TextEdit, or Linux Gedit are sufficient. However, a more complete code editor will be helpful for larger projects.
Open-source cross platform text editor suggestions:
