Blue Movement Boot Camp

Getting Started

Git Info

Download and install the latest version of Git.
Set your username in Git.

git config --global user.name "Mona Lisa"

confirm it worked:

git config --global user.name

Should respond with: Mona Lisa
Set your commit email address in Git.

git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

confirm it worked:

git config --global user.email

Should respond with: [email protected]
Fork this repo.
Create a clean Pull Request
- Create a personal fork of the project on Github.
- Clone the fork on your local machine. Your remote repo on Github is called origin.
- Add the original repository as a remote called upstream using one of the following:
  
  git remote add upstream https://github.ibm.com/payer/caps.git
  
  or
  
  git remote add upstream [email protected]:payer/caps.git
  
  If you created your fork a while ago be sure to pull upstream changes into your local repository. Create a new branch to work on! Branch from master.
- Push your branch to your fork on Github, the remote origin.
  - stage changes for push:
    
    git add .
    
    or
    
    git add [FILE PATH]
  - make commit message:
    
    git commit -m "your message"
  - push your changes:
    
    git push origin [your branch name]

GitHub How-To and Use

GitHub Basics Tutorial

GitHub Tutorial 2020 - Beginner's Training Guide

Git Cheat Sheet

Tools / Resources

Text Editors

Provides GitHub shortcuts and paired/shared programming FREE

Visual Studio Code
- Live Share Extension Pack:
Includes everything you need to start collaboratively editing and debugging in real time, including integrated audio and text chat
Atom
- Teletype for Atom:
lets developers share their workspace with team members and collaborate on code in real time.
Note: Both editors have a varying list of "extension" or "packages" that you can install to make for an enhanced coding experience. Things such as linters, IntelliSense, GitHub/Debugging plugins, etc.

IDEs

JetBrains
- cutting-edge software vendor specializing in the creation of intelligent development tools
- They also offer a educational licenses to students and teachers which provides a suite of tools suppporitng various languages for FREE!!!
- Educational License

Critical Thinking / Problem Solving

Problem Solving Technique #1 for Coding Interviews with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, etc.

How To Think And Problem Solve In Coding