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Lesson 02: IDE Installation - Quick Checklist
⏱️ 10 minutes
Choose IDE
- Cursor (recommended for AI work) → https://cursor.sh
- VS Code (alternative) → https://code.visualstudio.com
Install
- Download installer
- Windows: Run
.exe, click through - Mac: Drag to Applications, open
- Linux: Follow distro instructions
First Launch
- Choose theme (Light/Dark)
- Sign in with GitHub → Yes!
- Install recommended extensions → Yes
- ✅ IDE open
Verify Terminal
- Press Ctrl+
** (Win/Linux) or **Cmd+(Mac) - ✅ Terminal panel appears
Next Step
✅ IDE installed!
→ Lesson 03: Git Configuration
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