Before we can solve the world’s problems, we need to get situated with user accounts and last-mile bootstrapping. Follow the brief list of requirements.
- Generate a team name: Flying Rebels
Visit Team Name Generator to help decide what your POD should be called. Or, come up with your own creative name.
[ ] Provide your team name to your mentor.
- Ensure you have a Microsoft account to use with Microsoft Teams.
[ ] Provide the email address used to your mentor.
[ ] Post your first message to your Team’s group on Microsoft Team.
- Ensure you have a GitHub account.
Do so by either creating a new account or login with an existing account. If possible, use the same email address as your Microsoft account when creating a new account.[ ] Provide the email address used for your account to your mentor.
- Ensure you have a Gitpod account.
At the prompt, choose “Continue with GitHub”. This requires a GitHub account from the above steps.
- Ensure you have a Figma account.
For creating and collaborating on mockups and design prototypes, we will use the tool called Figma. Create a new account or login with an existing account. If possible, use the same email address as your Microsoft account when creating a new account.
[ ] Provide the email address used to your mentor.
- Install Visual Studio Code and NodeJS on your local machine.
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a coding IDE. NodeJS is a server-side JavaScript runtime engine. In the coming weeks you will use VS Code to design applications in JavaScript. Follow the default prompts.
DOWNLOAD: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
DOWNLOAD: https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
