Introduction to Tools and Techniques in Computer Science

Contents:

Setup, writing structured text, and file management

Remote connections and command-line file management

Compiling and running code, version control

Advanced version control, project management

Advanced shell usage

Digital notebooks and getting help

Debugging (strategies and usage)

Command-line environment

Shell scripting

Build systems and dependency management

Containers, virtual machines, and “The Cloud ™”

Running your own Linux system

Summary

Franklin Bristow

Summary

I (me, Franklin) think this is pretty cool! You should hopefully have a full Linux installation running in either a VM or on some real hardware. You should have a better sense of what it takes to install a Linux distribution, and the kinds of choices you have about the software you’re running on your machine. You should also be able to install new software on your Linux install, and get a web server up and running on your system.

Choose a Linux distribution.
Install the Linux distribution either on your laptop or in a virtual machine.
Install packages using a package manager on the command line.
- Install packages using a GUI package manager.
Configure and run a web server.

You should now be able to start working on your assignment!