In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes continue their discussion of fundamentals — Bash, text editors, Regex, Github, Dev tools, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your errors, track them with Sentry. Sentry is open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time. Cut your time on error resolution from five hours to five minutes. It works with any language and integrates with dozens of other services. Syntax listeners can get two months for free by visiting Sentry.io and using the coupon code “tastytreat”. Show Notes 03:17 - Typing Take an online typing test or skills - https://www.keybr.com/ 07:02 - Bash / Terminal WSL What directory am I in? SSH How to copy / paste / remove files and folders z Nice prompt (ZSH or fish) Know how to get out of VIM/VI and how to use it for fast editing Know how to make an alias 13:19 - Text editors Command Palette Keyboard shortcuts (just look them up!) Click through to source Multiple cursors Find/replace master Find and replace across files 18:37 - Regex Regex101 https://regexone.com will teach you just enough 22:03 - OS Basics Switching apps Unzipping File organization Searching for/in files 28:50 - Googling Learn how to google well What words to use and what not to Basic operators “-”, ", Use Reddit: for opinions Add dates - example: Library has been out for 6 months, and you can filter out 33:08 - Navigating GitHub Explore for finding interesting projects and creators Know how to clone a repo Create repo and push to it https://octolinker.now.sh/ to click through to files Use Octotree to navigate 36:20 - Navigating source View source Where to start in a repo (ie the entrance to a project) Most code repos are easier to read and understand than you give yourself credit for - it will improve your code reading and parsing skills Access to the minds of other developers 37:31 - Knowing how to pick the right dev tools pane Is it network based? Does it happen once you click something? Toggling CSS on/off When console logging makes sense vs using a better tool Links TypingTest.com Wes’ Command Line Power User Karabiner BetterTouchTool Alfred ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Fabric of the Cosmos Wes: Cosmonaut Stylus Shameless Plugs Scott: All Courses - Sign up for the year and save 25%! Wes: All Courses - Use the coupon code ‘Syntax’ for $10 off! Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets