We are going go through the process of setting up ZSH and Oh My Zsh on Mac and WSL2’s Ubuntu 20.04
ZSH is a replacement shell for Linux and Mac terminals. ZSH can do everything that BASH can do plus more. In fact the latest version of MacOS (Big Sur) actually defaults to the ZSH shell.
We are going go through the process of setting up Ubuntu on windows using the “Windows Subsystem for Linux 2” to work with Node, VS Code and Git.
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I provide a list of my some of my favorite useful (interview safe) extensions
This is a collections of extensions that enhances or speeds up development but not to the extent that we can’t pass certain kinds of technical interviews.
I provide directions for configuring Prettier & ESLint in VS Code on a project basis
This post is intended for students at Thinkful.
I give directions for setting up a git commit template & using VS Code for commit messages
Watch this video to see what we are about to setup
I provide fonts, icons, and themes for adjusting the look of VS Code
I’m going to give some options for styling your vscode. We use VS Code daily, all day long. Why not set the icons, fonts, and theme to a style you like best? Your eyes will thank you!
I give directions on using two fonts simultaneously in VS Code
I love the code ligatures of JetBrains Mono and Fira Code, but I was disappointed at the subtle italics. I also didn’t want to shell out $199 for a font like Operator Mono. I, therefore, found a better option. Using two coding fonts with ligatures.
I provide a list of my some of my favorite useful extensions
This is geared towards Thinkful engineering students
I show how to setup and use NYC’s HTML coverage report.
We will setup and use Code Coverage reports
I demonstrate an improved accumulator pattern when we don’t know ‘what’ we are counting yet.
