Project 1: Lift-Off

Note: The last part of this project (setting up your virtual machine) can take a long time to complete! Don't leave that part to last minute. If you encounter difficulties, check the class discussion forum.

GitHub Account

Submission: part of CATME survey (see "Group Formation").

Group Formation Survey

Submission: a CATME survey.

Group and team assignment will be done using the CATME tool. You will receive an email invitation to complete a CATME survey.

Based on survey responses, you will be placed in a home group of 4 (or 5) for working on projects. Later, you will also be placed in a technology team for working on tasks.

Each technology team will be exploring in greater depth a library or framework in one of the following areas:

HTML/CSS
Javascript
Ruby

Mug Shot

Submission: set this up in Zoom

Select a tasteful image of yourself and set it as your picture on Zoom so that I can see your face when I am lecturing to you and when you are asking questions in class.

Name Pronunciation

Submission: on Carmen.

This step is optional, but does allow professors who are interested in learning how to pronounce your name the ability to do so.

Find the "NameCoach" link on our class Carmen page and record your name.

Join Slack Channel

Submission: email professor with request to join slack channel

This step is optional. Questions may be asked and answered here that might be useful to you. Important class business will still be conducted through Announcements on Carmen.

Change your nickname in the channel (if possible) to reflect your name so that we know who you are.

Environment Configuration

Submission: by Carmen.

Follow the instructions from the class web site, under Dev Environment, to set up your development environment. Once you have completed the setup, take a screenshot showing the a terminal window open and running the last "rails" command in the instructions:

$ rails server

The output should begin with "Booting Puma". Submit this screenshot via Carmen.