Foundations

The Basics · Beginner - the basics, step by step

• Computer, program, operating system: who does whatUnderstand what a machine really is, what a program is, and what the operating system is actually for.
• Files and folders: the tree and pathsLearn to read how your disk is organized and to write a path, absolute or relative.
• Why code is nothing but textDiscover that every program is just a text file, and why that changes the way you work.
• Accented characters, UTF-8 and line endingsUnderstand why accents sometimes come out garbled and what those invisible line endings are hiding.
• Installing and setting up a code editorPick an editor that suits you, install it, and apply the handful of settings that change everything.