Getting Ready for the Next step

Last updated on 2025-09-16 | Edit this page

Estimated time: 30 minutes

Overview

Questions

  • what tools will we use in this workshop?

Objectives

  • install software needed for the rest of the workshop
Discussion

Challenge

Go to the setup page and follow instructions to install. Use sticky notes to indicate if you need help.

Confirm your setup

Checklist

Check that you know how to open a terminal window

Confirm all of the following commands work in your terminal - myst --version - git --version

Homework

We will work with both example data and give you time to work with your own files. To facilitate that, take a few minutes over the next couple of days to a body of text that you can work with on the last day of the workshop.

Closing

Discussion

Reflection

Take a few minutes and make notes for yourself about the most important things you want to remember from today. Think about these as what would you want to review in a few minutes before the next session starts.

Some guiding questions: - What was most surprising? - Did anything challenge what you thought before? - Do you have new ideas about how you might approach an aspect of your work?

Discussion

Share

Share one key idea from your reflection with a neighbor

Discussion

Feedback

Use your sticky notes to give the instructors feedback for today.

  • On the “good” color, share one thing you liked about today or something you are glad you learned.
  • On the “need help” color, share one thing you are still confused about or one thing that could have been better
Key Points
  • git is an open source version control system
  • bash is an open source shell program (interpreter to chat with)
  • myst is a program the builds markdown to html and javascript