Setup Your Development Computer

Being able to setup your own development environment is a critical skill.
In this section you will go through the complete process of setting up a development computer

Process

• Day #1: Build computer and install Debian

  • make out RAM and install SSD HD

  • install Debian 13 with gnome desktop

• Day #2: Install Chrome web browser, git and NeoVim

  • you will have to be root to install

    • su -

  • git might already be installed

• Day #3: Install python, java, C, and typescript (deno), then linters (black, cpplint & one for java?)

  • just install and confirm they work

    • deno --version

• Day #4: Write "Hello, World!" using the above languages and having a backed up version controlled copy in GitHub, with a GitHub Action checking the linting

  • you can have 1 repo and separate files for each language

• Day #5: Install VS Code and do the exact same thing as Day #4, but using VS Code

  • create yet another GitHub repo for today