NOTE: I highly advise you using a Linux/Unix-based (hence macOS is also fine) system for your development needs. As a B.Sc. student, you have received the school laptop that runs Ubuntu. Try to do the development on it. If you insist on using Windows you can use WSL.
Installation guide and pointers for the necessary tools.
Shell
- A shell is already installed on your system. When you launch the terminal, by default, you are interacting with the shell already. Unless you have changed it yourself, on Linux, it will most likely be the bash shell. You can check which one you are using by running
ps -p $$ - Run man to learn about any command in depth. The CLIs themselves often feature a –help or -h flag to print a short overview of the most basic functionality. Try to emerge yourself in the shell. Instead of dragging files from one location to another, try using the mv command. To copy files use cp command. To move between directories, use cd etc. Try to get creative and think of ways you are using your computer and instead of the regular, use the command line. Need to convert an image from JPG to PNG? Don’t use some website to do so, use the convert command. Transcoding from mkv to mp4? Use ffmpeg. Using overleaf to work on your LaTeX? Try to compile the document yourself using pdflatex from the texlive package. Unarchive a zip file? Use unzip. You get my point. Anything that you do on your computer, can be done using the command line utilities and try to force yourself to do it that way.
Git
sudo apt install git- to install git- https://learngitbranching.js.org/
- https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository
SQLite
sudo apt install sqlite3- to install sqlite3- When you run
sqlite3 filename.dbyou start modifying the database file. If it’s not present already, the file’s going to be created. - Honestly, nothing really worth recommending if you know postgresql you know sqlite with the minor difference that you connect more easily and there are fewer features available. Google things as you need them.
Golang
- Note: The project uses modern golang primitives which require golang version 1.23 or higher.
sudo snap install go --classic- to install golang as the snap package manager keeps the most up-to-date version of golang. If you already have an installation of go (if you have usedsudo apt install golang) you have to get rid of it usingsudo apt remove golangand all the related packages. At the end, running go version should yield at least 1.23.- Learn how to write go by following: https://gobyexample.com/hello-world
Gin-specific documentation
Architecture client-server
- https://fitech101.aalto.fi/web-software-development/2-internet-and-http/4-architecture-client-server-model/
- https://immich.app/docs/developer/architecture/
Learning svelte
- Check if you have the node package manager npm by running
npm versionand if it lists a bunch of items and not some command not found error, you’re good. If you don’t have it, runsudo apt install nodejs npmand it should get installed. Instead of that, you can also try installing bun by following https://bun.sh/docs/installation It’s a faster alternative to nodejs. - https://learn.svelte.dev/tutorial/welcome-to-svelte
Learning jetpack compose android dev
sudo snap install android-studio --classicto install Android Studio for Android development.- https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/compose/tutorial - especially view the samples page.
Project overview and setting up the dev environment
We are developing “codename SplitBit”. An app to help with cost keeping with friends and family. Similar to Splitwise but better as it is open source, free to use and written in a modern, lean and scalable technologies.
