This is a guide for installing software required for Cleverse Academy.
Participants can use any of the systems we prefer - macOS, Windows, Linux, or even BSDs.
The officially support systems are macOS, Windows, and Linux.
The software tools we select for the courses are available in all officially supported systems.
Out staff can help you troubleshoot on both macOS and Linux platforms, but we may lack neccessary in-depth knowledge for a Windows system, but Windows should be a non-issue.
A package manager is a software which installs and maintains other software as well as their dependencies on your systems.
Our staff recommends using a package manager to install software during the course.
This is to avoid duplicate files, outdated dependencies, and to be able to quickly sync software versions safely.
Different package managers are available on different platforms. Our recommended package managers for different operating systems are:
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macOS - Homebrew
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Windows 10/11 - winget
Chololatey can also be used, but we recommend winget nonetheless.
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Linux distros - whatever comes with your system should be fine.
We will be using the package manager to install system software we use to write our code, as opposed to development packages (libraries), which are software we use in our code.
A text editor is a software with which we write text.
Notepad is also an editor, but modern developer editors like VSCodium or NeoVim will have more features geared towards programmers.
See the text editor setup guide for more details.
The programming languages for the course are JavaScript and TypeScript.
Both run in Node.js runtime, so we'll need a Node.js on your system.
Use the system package manager to install Node.js, as well as NPM, the separate package manager for development.
See Node.js for more details.