Demo 1: GitHub & VS Code Setup

01_github_vscode_setup_guide.md

Guide: 01_github_vscode_setup_guide.md (Live walkthrough, no script)

Key Steps:

1. GitHub account creation

   • Professional identity in tech
   • Username best practices
   • Employers look at GitHub profiles

2. Email privacy and GitHub Education

   • Noreply email setup
   • Email privacy in commits
   • GitHub Student Pack: https://education.github.com/students
   • Free tools and resources available

3. VS Code setup

   • Coding environment for students
   • Python extension installation
   • Widespread industry adoption

4. Git configuration in VS Code

   git config --global user.name "Your Name"
   git config --global user.email "noreply@users..."
   
   

   • Create and run hello.py
   • Integration between tools

Check Understanding:

• Verify students can see their noreply email
• Confirm hello.py runs successfully

Demo 2: Command Line Navigation

02_cli_navigation_demo.sh

Script: 02_cli_navigation_demo.sh

Key Steps:

1. Basic navigation commands

   • pwd (where am I?)
   • ls (what's here?)
   • mkdir (create directories)
   • cd (change directories)

2. Quick project creation

   ./02_cli_navigation_demo.sh
   

   • Simple directory structure
   • File creation with echo redirection

3. File viewing

   • cat command to display file contents
   • Basic CSV data example

4. Path problem demonstration

   • Script fails due to wrong file path
   • Fix shown as commented line in script
   • Teaches relative path concept

Demo 3: Python Basics with Debugging