1-set-up.md

1. 🔽 Set up

Let's get everything we will need installed and set up.

• 1. 🔽 Set up
  • 1.1. Download GitHub Desktop
  • 1.2. Download VS Code
  • 1.3. Install VS Code Extensions
    • 1.3.1. Install Markdown All In One
    • 1.3.2. Install :emojisense:
    • 1.3.3. Install Code Spell Checker
  • 1.4. ➡️ NEXT: Contributing to Open Source

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1.1. Download GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop helps you focus on what matters instead of fighting git.

• Go to desktop.github.com
• Click "Download for macOS"
• Open the downloaded file
• Follow the installation instructions

1.2. Download VS Code

VS Code (or Visual Studio Code) is a popular code editing tool.

• Go to code.visualstudio.com
• Click "Download Mac Universal"
• Open the downloaded file
• Follow the installation instructions

1.3. Install VS Code Extensions

VS Code extensions allow you customize your editor and gives you a marketplace of options.

1.3.1. Install Markdown All In One

• Open VS Code
• On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
  
• In the search bar, type "markdown all in one"
• Click on Markdown All in One with the following icon:
  
• Click "Install"

1.3.2. Install :emojisense:

• Open VS Code
• On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
  
• In the search bar, type "emojisense"
• Click on :emojisense: with the following icon:
  
• Click "Install"

1.3.3. Install Code Spell Checker

• Open VS Code
• On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
  
• In the search bar, type "emojisense"
• Click on Code Spell Checker with the following icon:
  
• Click "Install"

1.4. ➡️ NEXT: Contributing to Open Source

Let's get down to business 👷‍♀️ and contribute to open source!