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.

[camer0nluo]

Create a js file that prints out hello world.

[github-learning-lab]

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.