Setup for beginners

A beginner-friendly course to help you setup your local environment ready to start coding.

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If you've never coded before, even some of the introductory videos might be too advanced for you.

This short series will show you, step-by-step, how to install the software you need so that you can start to follow along with the case study courses and build apps using AI.

You'll learn:

  • How to install PHP, Node.js and NPM
  • How to work with Laravel using Valet or Herd
  • How to use a terminal with command line basics
  • How to save code changes to Github
  • How to install Cursor (and what extensions to use)
  • How to use Cursor as an AI tutor
  • How to use Perplexity when you get stuck