Development Environment Setup
Install and configure essential development tools to prepare your workstation for platform engineering work.
Lab Overview
In this hands-on lab, you'll set up a complete development environment with all the tools you'll need for the bootcamp. You'll install VS Code with essential extensions, configure your terminal with productivity enhancements, and set up Git for version control.
This lab ensures everyone has a consistent, production-ready development environment before diving into hands-on platform engineering work in Week 2 and beyond.
By the end of this lab, you'll have:
- VS Code installed with platform engineering extensions
- Terminal configured with oh-my-zsh and useful aliases
- Git installed and configured with SSH authentication
- Verified environment ready for Week 2 work
What You'll Learn
Install and configure VS Code with extensions for DevOps and platform engineering work
Set up Git with professional configuration and SSH authentication for GitHub
Configure a productive terminal environment with shell enhancements
Verify all development tools work together by running a real project end-to-end
Prerequisites
basic familiarity with using a computer
no prior development experience required
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