This course is written with flexibility in mind. The lessons are recorded in a MacOS environment, but all examples are applicable for Windows, and Linux environments as well.

GitHub account#

We will be creating private repositories and packages within GitHub during this course. If you don't have a GitHub account, create one here. If you haven't authenticated GitHub locally, you can configure SSH.

All GitHub usage will be within their free tier.

Node.js and NPM#

During this course we will be using the latest release of Node.js, v16.x. We will also be using the latest version of NPM, v7.x. If your organization uses yarn, all examples are compatible with yarn v1.

Check your current versions by running:

node -v # should return v16.x.x

npm -v # should return v7.x.x

If you don't have the correct versions installed, view the platform-specific installation instructions.

Git#

Git is required for this course. Follow these platform-specific installation instructions.

Editor#

If you don't have a preferred code editor, I recommend installing VS Code.

Reporting errors#

If you see an error, a typo, or any other issue, send an email to [email protected] with the issue and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.