Learn Why to Code

A brief introduction to practical programming

Terminals and Text Editors

The problem: What do we use to write code?
The solution: We'll learn how to access our systems' command line and install one of the free and excellent text editors ideal for writing code.

This is just a skeleton of the actual lesson. Content is added as it is edited and polished.

This lesson is intended for beginners, so I can’t assume that you know the common operating system features that programmers take for granted. This is a startup guide to get you acquainted with what’s beneath the surface of your point-and-click computing.

As this section is currently a skeleton, refer to the detailed guide I wrote for the Bastards Book of Ruby. At the very least, download one of the recommended free text editors: TextWrangler for Mac OS X and Notepad++ for Windows.

Navigating your file system

(todo)

Install a text editor

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The command line

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The web

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