As a software engineer, it is helpful to know where everything is on your machine. Make it a habit to download and save things into specific directories. This will reduce the time it takes you to find files and folders before you can even start to work on your project.
Good organization is one of those little details that show how comfortable someone is in general with the work they're doing. A seasoned programmer can open up their CLI and immediately move into the proper directory to start working on the task at hand.
Create Workspace
To start you off on the right foot, you'll set up a workspace that will contain all your work for this course. That way, you will always know where to find your work:
- Go to your personal
Documentsfolder - Create a new directory named
codingnomads - Inside the
codingnomadsdirectory, create two new directories:resourcesprojects
Place all your coursework in the codingnomads directory or into one of its sub-directories. You can create as many new directories as you choose and re-order the ones you just created. Just try your best to stay organized throughout the course. You want to just know where your files are without having to fumble around and guess every time.
On the next page, you will be prompted to download the programming labs for this course. You're trying to stay organized, so download the file and place it in your codingnomads directory.