Miscellany
Mykolyk
Spring 2021
CS Dojo: Hone skills. Talk shop. Meet crew. MTWR, 14:40-16:40EST
Question & Answer Forum: “a rising tide lifts all boats”
Chat Space: for live sessions, team comms
Office hours: 14:30-14:50EST, at dojo. Priority given to those who schedule an appointment. Otherwise, FIFO.
What price, peace of mind?
Secure cross-platform password managers (pick one):
- bitwarden https://bitwarden.com/
- lastpass https://www.lastpass.com/
- lesspass https://lesspass.com/
The right tool for the job makes everything easier…
OSX text editors: gedit textmate Brackets
Windows text editors: gedit notepad++
Python: Thonny, our officially supported IDE
Virtual terminal step up yer CLI-fu
Multiplayer coding environment: read eval print loop
Graphical FTP client: WinSCP (Windows only)
note: Longstanding recommended client FileZilla now includes adware, so is no longer recommended. Taking suggestions for macOS and linux GUI SFTP clients…
Secure SHell client for Windows (rendered moot by v10): puTTY
Brooks Schedule-o-Matic: indispensible
Guide to Zooming in the Time of the Rona, in the Realm of the DOE: (courtesy D. Holmes, “King of Documentation”)
How to stop worrying and love the learn: DOE officially says “grades don’t matter”)