1. 🔽 Set up

Let's get everything we will need installed and set up.

1. 🔽 Set up

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1.1. Download GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop helps you focus on what matters instead of fighting git.

Go to desktop.github.com
Click "Download for macOS"
Open the downloaded file
Follow the installation instructions

1.2. Download VS Code

VS Code (or Visual Studio Code) is a popular code editing tool.

Go to code.visualstudio.com
Click "Download Mac Universal"
Open the downloaded file
Follow the installation instructions

1.3. Install VS Code Extensions

VS Code extensions allow you customize your editor and gives you a marketplace of options.

1.3.1. Install Markdown All In One

Open VS Code
On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
In the search bar, type "markdown all in one"
Click on Markdown All in One with the following icon:
Click "Install"

1.3.2. Install :emojisense:

Open VS Code
On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
In the search bar, type "emojisense"
Click on :emojisense: with the following icon:
Click "Install"

1.3.3. Install Code Spell Checker

Open VS Code
On the far left side, hover over the icon and look for "Extensions." The icon looks like:
In the search bar, type "emojisense"
Click on Code Spell Checker with the following icon:
Click "Install"

1.4. ➡️ NEXT: Contributing to Open Source

Let's get down to business 👷‍♀️ and contribute to open source!