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1. Git: What is it and why?

   1. Git is a version control system and GitHub is an internet hosting service using the version control that Git provides. You can find a great presentation on what Git is here.

   2. In order to set up Git on your computer please follow these steps (after creating a GitHub account if you do not already have one). Make sure to do the authentication step so that your computer is tied to your GitHub account.

   3. Now that you have Git installed and have a GitHub account, clone the repository from here to your computer, potentially using git clone in your preferred CLI (i.e. Terminal/Powershell; please use Powershell over Command Prompt on Windows) to pull the project down to your computer. 

   4. After this onboarding, if you are not already, familiarize yourself with Git! There will be some resources at the end of the environment setup and Fall Learning Session #1 is all about Git! 

2. NodeJS: Version 14 16 Please

   1. Ensure that you have Node.js v16 installed (14 also works though, 18 doesn’t). Any iteration of version 16 will do as long as it is version 16! [Note: as of September 2022, this is the LTS version found on the main download page. For the future, if this is not an iteration of version 16, either scroll down on this page and search for it manually or download the package for your operating system from this link.]

   2. Check the box to install any additional tools during installation to ensure functionality with VSCode while installing (don’t worry if there are a couple errors here - this tends to happen on new installs).

   3. After installation, confirm that the version is some variant of 16 with the command node -v.

3. NPM & Yarn

   1. Navigate to the folder of the cloned repository using your CLI (via the cd command).

   2. In your CLI, run npm install -g yarn.

   3. Run yarn install to instruct npm to install all the necessary packages.

   4. If you’re on Windows: run Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned to prevent some future problems with yarn

Database

Docker is the new method to run the database. If you’re a returning developer and still have the old way, that’s ok, you can keep using it. This way is just easier to setup!

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At NER, we utilize Slack for communication. We ask that you download Slack on both your phone and computer to be able to reliably view and respond to any communication. Here is a quick start guide for Slack (on desktop). Most of the information in this should translate over to mobile. Please note that notifications may be off by default, so please ensure that they are turned on. After this, go through the channels that exist in the Slack and join any relevant channels (#software & #software_env-setup & #software for setupfor starters). Additionally, try to avoid sending messages @everyone in general, but feel free to @ someone that may be relevant to your issue.

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