remote-course-preparation-en.md

Remote course: preparation

Hardware requirements

• two monitors
• headset
• strongly recommended: webcam

Common software for all courses

• VS Code
• Zoom Client for Meetings

Configuring Zoom for concurrent screen sharing

Configuring your Zoom client so you can share your screen and you can see a shared screen at the same time:

instructions

(you may have to restart Zoom)

Python courses: installing Python

download a Python installer from https://www.python.org/

recommendation: install the previous release (e.g. 3.8 instead of 3.9) - some packages (like NumPy or TensorFlow) take some time before they are available for the latest release

on Windows, make sure to check the option "Add Python 3.x to PATH" during installation (so the python command works on the command line)

after installation, verify that Python is available on the command line:

• open the Windows start menu and type "cmd" to look for and launch the command prompt
• enter the command: python --version
  (it should display the Python version)

React courses: installing node.js

• Download and install node.js 14 or later from https://nodejs.org/
• after installation, verify that node works and can access the internet:
  • open the Windows start menu and type "cmd" to look for and launch the command prompt
  • enter the command: node -v
    (it should display the node version)
  • enter the command: npx cowsay hello
    (it should download and run the cowsay package, displaying an ASCII cow)