Week 1

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Downloading an IDE

For this assignment, you will follow the instructions and complete a task showing your knowledge of the subject at the end. If at any moment you need help, feel free to contact your TAs.

Visual Studio Code

Before we start coding, we need to install an IDE. An IDE is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development. An IDE normally consists of at least a source code editor, build automation tools, and a debugger. Although there are hundreds of IDEs to choose from, we are going to use Visual Studio Code due to its popularity and integration with Azure (via extensions and libraries).

To install VSC, go to: https://code.visualstudio.com/download and choose your operating system (ie. Windows, Mac, Linux, etc). Then click Download and run the installer (usually a .exe or .zip). After it's installed, open it up and try it out. If you need some help navigating VSC, check out this super helpful Youtube video.

Make sure to use Dark Theme unless you want to live life on the edge...

Task 1: create a JavaScript file that prints out "Hello World" in the terminal.

Once you are done, write a comment describing what you completed.

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console.log("Hello, World!");

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Configuring Azure

For this assignment, you will follow the instructions and complete a task showing your knowledge of the subject at the end. If at any moment you need help, feel free to contact your TAs.

Azure

So what is "Azure"? Well if you made it into Bit Camp, you really should know already... but according to Microsoft, "Azure is an ever-expanding set of cloud services to help your organization meet your business challenges. It’s the freedom to build, manage, and deploy applications on a massive, global network using your favorite tools and frameworks." If you want to learn more about Azure and all its cloud applications, feel free to check out this link, an overview of its capabilities.

To create an Azure account, go to: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ and press Start free to be relocated to a signup page. After signing in with your Microsoft account and filling in your personal details, you will be asked to add a credit card. Rest assured, this is only for security purposes (preventing multiple free accounts per person), and you won't be charged unless you choose to buy a premium account, which we do not need for this course. If you need some help navigating Azure, check out this super helpful resource provided by Microsoft.

Task 2: create and deploy an HTTP trigger Azure Function that outputs the current time and date.

Once you are done, write a comment describing what you completed.

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create and deploy an HTTP trigger Azure Function that outputs the current time and date

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Learning GitHub

For this assignment, you will follow the instructions and complete a task showing your knowledge of the subject at the end. If at any moment you need help, feel free to contact your TAs.

GitHub

GitHub is a cloud-based repository hosting service that is widely used in the tech industry. It allows teams to use Git for version control, collaboration, and file management. If you don't know what Git is, it's a version-control system for tracking changes, managing state, and concurrently developing on the same files or directories. Git and Github's tools are specifically designed to make coordinating work easier, and they are one of the most pervasive shared tools among students and the industry.

If you want to learn more about what it is and how to use it, try taking this GitHub Learning Lab Course. After finishing it, you will have a strong understanding of all the features GitHub has to offer. To make an account, go to: https://github.com/join to sign up. After making an account, you're all set to complete Task 3!

Task 3: create a repository and commit a README.md file (make sure you know key functions like commits, forking, pull request, branch, etc).

To move on, add your name to the README.md file in THIS REPOSITORY and commit the change!