Scavenger Hunt

Learning Objectives #

• Ensure your development environment is all setup
• Explore the website
• Ensure you can submit code to be graded
• Make sure Github Classrooms is functioning

Important links #

• Lab Overview
• VSCode and Git Installed
• Class Coding standards
• Cloning and Submitting

Overview #

The number #1 reason for students failing this course is falling behind. In this class I have released 100% of the schedule on day 1 so you can know what is coming due at any point in the semester. To that end we are going to do a quick scavenger hunt. This will probably be the easiest scavenger hunt in history as I will tell you exactly where to look and what to do. The purpose of this lab is to ensure that you are aware of when everything is due, familiarize yourself with the course, and make sure you have all the development tools installed and ready to use.

Task 1 - Install VSCode #

In this task we will get all of our development tools setup on our machine. If you have a computer that is not capable of installing all the required tools you will need to complete your homework in the department provided computer lab. While you are free to use whatever IDE or editor you want the only supported editor is VSCode.

• Install the VScode Coding pack for Java
• Install Node.js

Task 2 - Install Git #

You will also need to install git so it is available on the command line if necessary. Git can be download from git-scm.com. If you are on windows make sure and install the 64-bit Git for Windows Setup version. Keep all the setting default unless you really know what your doing.

Task 3 - Install Node.js #

We will be using Node.js extensively this semester so you will need to install it on your local machine. Once you have Node.js installed you can run the hello.js file to ensure that everything is working.

$ node hello.js
Hello World

Task 4 - Scavenger hunt #

Open the file ScavengerHunt.md and complete all the TODO items that are listed.

Task 5 - Add, Commit, Push your code #

Once you are finished you need to make sure that you have pushed all your code to GitHub for grading!

Extra Help #

In order to run node from the command line use the following steps:

• Open up a terminal
  • How to open a terminal on Mac
  • How to open a terminal on Windows
• Change to the directory where you cloned the starter repo.
  • cd /path/to/your/repo
• Run node!

Github Classroom #

All of your Lab work will be submitted through Github Classroom. You are responsible for ensuring all your code is properly pushed to Github! Any code not pushed to Github by the deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances. If you don't already have a GitHub account you will need to create one.

Accept the assignment #

• Get the Starter Code
• When you accept the assignment it is critical that you select your student email address from the list. If you don't select your student email address your instructor will not be able to grade your code. If you can't find your email in the list, contact your instructor ASAP to get the issue resolved.
• Make sure to save the GitHub URL so you can find your assignment later if needed!
• Once you accept the assignment it should show up in the class GitHub account