Pre-Lab #1

Info

Pre-labs consist of the following:

1. Checking if your applications and/or data is ready for the labs.

2. Short readings that provide additional technical information or more background.

Due before Lab #1 on 6/26

Please have this completed before the lab:

1. Sign-up with a GitHub account
2. Download and install Git SCM
3. Download and install VS Code
4. Download and install Firefox
5. Read the introduction pages 1, 2, and 3 of Hands On Data Viz (Total reading time 10 - 15 minutes)
6. Read Dealing with files on MDN:

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/Dealing_with_files.

Additional Help

Here are guides to help with signing-up with GitHub and installing GitSCM:

1. How to sign-up for GitHub
2. How to install GitSCM

If you have any further trouble with these steps, be sure reach out to me albertkun@ucla.edu before the lab session.

Optional Technical Readings

• HTML Basics - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/HTML_basics
• CSS Basics - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/CSS_basics
• JavaScript Basics - https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Getting_started_with_the_web/JavaScript_basics