Getting Started

If you’re completely new to programming, you’ll want to learn the basics. There’s a lot to learn.
Start Here: Learning to program

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Before you start working on challenges, let’s setup your local development environment. Mac users should note that their operating systems come with a system Ruby & Python. Consider the setup below to be optional.

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Note: Installing software is dreaded even by seasoned developers, if you have any problems please ask for help.

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Software engineers routinely have to work with different versions of language in development and testing environments depending on the application.

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chruby or rbenv for Ruby management. RVM is no longer preferred.
virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper are preferred for Python
nvm for JavaScript/NodeJS

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Once your environment is setup, please move on to the Challenges!