2023-2024.md

DSGF 2023-2024

S01: Command Line

2023.11.06

Action items

• IDE set-up
  • Anaconda Navigator - download here
  • OR just download git bash: git for windows
  • Download and set up a text editor; I recommend Visual Studio Code
• Account set-up
  • GitHub -> send me your username
  • Constellate
• SMART Goals
  • Come up with a plan & schedule for your goal
  • Start your log: use logs/sample.md as the template; write up your log using
• Command line workshop
  • Direct link: Tutorial link
  • Go through it and let me know if you have questions

Resources: command line

• DSRI Tutorial
• Introduction to the Bash Command Line, Ian Milligan and James Baker, The Programming Historian
• Software Carpentry's tutorial on the Unix Shell (for more advanced tutorials, see the “Loops” and “Shell Scripts” sections)
• Terminus command line game (a fantasy choose-your-own adventure like game; good for getting used to navigating file structures--uses only a few commands)

S02: Git and Github

2023.11.28

Git, GitHub, and Markdown

• Alice's Workshop slides
• GitHub DHRI tutorial

Git & GitHub Resources

• Git
  • Git command line cheatsheet
  • GitHub Desktop, a GUI client for Git
  • Git features in VS Code
• GitHub
  • GitHub collaboration workflow
  • GitHub & GitHub Pages tutorial
• Markdown
  • Markdown syntax cheatsheet
  • Pandoc: open-source command line tool to turn markdown documents into dozens of different file types
  • Programming Historian tutorial: Sustainable Authorship in Plain Text using Pandoc and Markdown
  • Quick Markdown Guide

For next time:

• SMART Goals
  • Detailed schedule for goal: add to log
• Command line workshop
  • Direct link: Tutorial link
  • Go through it and let me know if you have questions
• GitHub workshop
  • Either review my slides and follow along or do the DHRI tutorial (see above)
  • Create a new github repository and add your python practice code to it

S03 HTML & CSS

HTML & CSS Resources

• DSRI Tutorial: HTML & CSS tutorial
• Learning HTML
  • Self-paced interactive HTML Tutorial from w3schools.com
  • Free Code Camp Responsive Web Design course
  • LinkedIn Learning: HTML Essential Training (2h 45m)
• Learning CSS
  • CSS Diner
  • Self-paced interactive CSS tutorial from w3schools.com
  • LinkedIn Learning: CSS Essential Training (4h 28m)
• Templates and models
  • https://html5up.net/
  • http://www.csszengarden.com/

Action Items

• Create a super-simple static html site following these instructions
• Follow the HTML & CSS tutorial through the end of the HTML section
• Send me updates on your learning goal and project