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Explore Your Course IDE
After your course IDE is configured and verified, you can use these resources to become more comfortable with the tools before later assignments.
None of these resources replaces the current assignment instructions in Brightspace.
If VS Code is new to you, start with Microsoft's short beginner material:
- Getting Started with VS Code
- In VS Code, open Help > Get Started to revisit the built-in walkthroughs.
Focus first on skills you will use immediately: opening a folder, opening and saving files, using the Explorer, opening a Terminal, running Python, and reading error messages.
GitHub Skills provides small guided exercises:
For how IT 140 uses GitHub, see GitHub in IT 140.
Markdown files end in .md and are commonly used for README files and software documentation. You do not need to memorize Markdown syntax before Module Two; learn the formatting you need as you encounter it.
The CVD includes an IT 140 Resources bookmark folder in Chrome. After setup is complete, you can explore those links as course instructions introduce the corresponding tools.
IT 140 is an introduction to programming. You do not need to master VS Code, Git, GitHub, Linux, or every extension before you begin programming. Learn the parts of the environment that support the task you are working on, then add new skills as the course introduces them.
Return to the Setup Tasks README or your IT 140 course in Brightspace when you are ready to continue.