Connect.Tech 2023 Workshop pre-arrival setup instructions

Connect.Tech 2023 Workshop instructions.txt

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.

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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!