Part 1: Creating a Git Repo and Integrating VS Code

Let me start off by saying, I am not a developer by trade. But, I like to learn new things and I have worked with enough developers that I understand the importance of source control and thought this would be the perfect project to learn with. So, in order to do this, I found a pretty good article about how to link Visual Studio Code (the IDE I use) with my GitHub repo I created for this project. Since I was starting from scratch, here is what I did to get up and running:

• Installed Git
• Installed the GitHub Pull Requests and Issues extension in VS Code
• This provides some of the integration with GitHub
• Restart VS Code after it’s installed
• Cloned my new GitHub repo to my local machine. In VS Code:
• Pull up the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
• Type clone
• Select Git: Clone
• Then, select Clone from GitHub
• Type in your repo name (you have to sign in to clone it)
• Select the local location to clone the repo
• Open the project and create the directory/file structure you need!