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Connect.Tech 2023 Workshop pre-arrival setup instructions
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We're looking forward to hosting you at Connect.Tech workshops on October 24. | |
Remember that you must have a workshop ticket (sold as a package with the main conference ticket) | |
And you'll have a ticket for a specific workshop! | |
Please come early, registration will open at 8:00am and we'll have a light breakfast and coffee! | |
Location is below; which is a short walk from the parking area (those details are in another email) and a long walk from the downtown hotels.... so | |
Georgia World Congress Center Building C Room 201 Atlanta, GA | |
You'll need a laptop which can install some software as root/admin. | |
**** NOTE **** | |
you only need to do the installation for the workshop you are attending, not ALL of these below. | |
***** Lessons Learned from 10 Years in React | |
with Cory House | |
1. Node 18 or greater | |
2. Visual Studio Code (op7onal, but instructor will use this) | |
3. Git | |
***** Accessibility Auditing: Getting Started with Accessibility | |
with Todd Libby | |
Axe browser extension: https://www.deque.com/axe/browser-extensions/ | |
TPGi Colour Contrast Analyser: https://www.tpgi.com/color-contrast-checker/ | |
Any other tools for accessibility are a bonus and/or optional | |
Modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge) | |
***** Solving Back End Mysteries for Front End Developers | |
with Jeff Linwood | |
1. Google Chrome (or similar) | |
2. Visual Studio Code (or similar) | |
3. Docker Desktop (https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) - no account needed. | |
4. Postman (https://www.postman.com/) - no account needed. | |
5. Node.js version 18 or newer (https://nodejs.org/en/download) | |
6. Python 3.8 or newer (https://www.python.org/downloads/) | |
7. Ruby 3.2 or newer (https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) | |
8. Postgres (https://www.postgresql.org/download/) | |
***** Remix Fundamentals | |
with Matt Brophy | |
1. Node 18 or greater | |
2. Visual Studio Code (op7onal, but instructor will use this) | |
3. Git | |
Then go here and clone the repo: https://github.com/brophdawg11/remix-fundamentals-workshop | |
***** Automated Testing Made Easy | |
with Micah Wood | |
1. Node 18 or greater | |
2. Visual Studio Code (op7onal, but instructor will use this) | |
3. Git | |
4. Create a new project folder on your computer | |
5. Run `npm init` from the terminal within that folder | |
6. Run `npm install cypress --save-dev` to install Cypress | |
***** Leadership Workshop for the Reluctant Leader | |
with David Neal | |
A laptop is ideal, but a pen and paper will do! There are several question/answer form exercises throughout, and it may be easier to complete those on a computer. | |
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If you have any issues with these pre-arrival instructions, please contact us and we'll put you in touch with the speaker! | |
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