Setup Your Mac!

[nelsonic]

@davcsj please read through this repo and confirm you are able to setup your MacBook with the editor etc.
If you would like to add a brief section on GitHub Desktop https://github.com/apps/desktop please go ahead.

Your objective is:

• Install a text/code editor e.g. VSCode / VSCodium VSCodium is VSCode without "Telemetry" (Tracking!) #37
• Setup 2 Factor auth for your GitHub account to ensure it is secured.
• Install the PostgresApp: https://postgresapp.com/downloads.html so you can run PostgreSQL (this will be later, but you can get ahead now!)
• Install Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en because you will use it on a few projects.
  https://stackoverflow.com/a/12570971/1148249
• Use the terminal or GitHub Desktop to clone a repository to your Mac
  e.g: https://github.com/dwyl/learn-tdd -> git clone git@github.com:dwyl/learn-tdd.git
• Follow the instructions in the cloned repo. (i.e. do the "Learn Test Driven Development" tutorial).

When you hit a "wall" (i.e. an obstacle you cannot overcome) the first thing you should do is comment on this issue describing the problem. With a screenshot where relevant. https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/mac.html 🍏 📷
Once you have commented, you can practice your Google skills attempting to solve it. 🔍
If you are still stuck after 10 minutes, drop another comment "I searched for X, but didn't find the solution". 🤷‍♂️
Then you can tap @MikeRund on the shoulder and ask him for help. 🙏
If after 10 mins You + Mike cannot overcome the obstacle, comment again: "@MikeRund and I couldn't not figure out X ..."
Then you can ask me and I'll be very glad to help! 🧑‍💻 🥷

The point of this exercise is independent learning and problem solving but with a "Safety Net". 🕸️
The more you comment, the more questions you ask, the faster you will learn. 🏁

[davcsj]

I am looking at this repo now, thank you.

[davcsj]

My obsticle is that I don't know how to install Vscode/Vscodium. I am using google to find a solution.

[nelsonic]

Please confirm if VSCode is compatible with your version of macOS.
See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/109033
(Share the version in a comment here and then ask Google)

[davcsj]

My issue is that I am not sure from where I can download/install VSCode/Vscodium. I clicked the "download latest version" button on the website: vscodium.com, however it opens a GitHub page where I see many links and I am not sure which one to use. I am curious to know how to install it and what it will look like once installed, so I am using google to find out how.

[nelsonic]

Did you try: https://code.visualstudio.com/download ? 💭

[nelsonic]

Thanks for the reminder that we need to update the Text Editor section in the README.md:
https://github.com/dwyl/dev-setup/blob/a3ef632dd90906be5dcab5c509633364ac79160a/readme.md#text-editor
It currently recommends Atom but sadly, MSFT have discontinued it ... 🤦‍♂️

[nelsonic]

As @MikeRund correctly says, just Googling for "how to install X" will usually give you decent instructions.
Often ones I have written: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10075990/upgrading-node-js-to-the-latest-version/12570971#12570971 😉

[nelsonic]

@davcsj please please please capture what you learn along the way by sharing the links to the videos you watch and articles you read as comments in this issue. 🙏

[davcsj]

I have downloaded TOTP Authenticator to my phone in order to scan the QR code for the 2 Factor Authentication