Good morning. I’m just starting out the challenges and I’m stuck before starting. For reference, I have some learning disabilities that affect how quickly I catch on to things which usually I can work within context clues and move forward even when my brain stalls. But (and this isn’t just for CodeCrafters, literally every single platform I’ve seen seems to do this) all documentation and challenges, etc simply assume I have done something that is perhaps totally obvious to everyone else but not to me. In this case, I find myself wondering if I am supposed to do all this in a terminal on my Mac, or Command Prompt on my desktop; do I install a particular tool? I see there is a CLI but none of the overview concepts (which were extremely helpful) said to install it. It mentioned writing code locally, so my assumption is I can just open VS code and do that. Can I also just use the terminal within vs code? Is this bad practice? I realize I’m overthinking it. It’s embarrassing on my part. I’m sorry for being slow on this. Can someone fill in the quiet part I’m not gitting (pun intended) that takes place in between me signing up for CodeCrafters and me beginning my first challenge? Thanks so much in advance.
In this case, I find myself wondering if I am supposed to do all this in a terminal on my Mac, or Command Prompt on my desktop; do I install a particular tool?
All commands can be executed in the Terminal on your Mac! You shouldn’t need to have anything installed other than Git itself (and optionally, the CLI, more on this below)
I see there is a CLI but none of the overview concepts (which were extremely helpful) said to install it.
I think this is highlighted in the “how to pass this stage” card in stage 2. The CLI is optional, you don’t need to use it (you can just use Git like usual), but it’s recommended since it’s faster and easier. Here’s how you can install the CLI, and how you can use the CLI.
It mentioned writing code locally, so my assumption is I can just open VS code and do that.
Yep! And yes, you can use the terminal within VS Code if you’d like.
Wow! I’m really grateful for your quick and helpful reply. Thanks so much. Do you have any other methods or habits that might get taken for granted that I should try to remember on my journey? Thanks again. EDIT (didn’t wanna bump the thread): So for example on the Repository setup for the ‘Build your own Git’ challenge. When it has you clone the repository, will I need to copy each line of commands from the code block separately? I’m struggling to reconcile the tempting ‘copy’ button with my instinct that I’ll be submitting two separate commands at once and I’ll break something. Do I need to run the ‘git clone […]’ first or is it critical to do the full code block in one paste into the cli?
Most terminals should handle two lines pasted, if I’m not wrong. But you can copy each individually too!
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