Setting up a Development Environment

Last updated: Aug 5, 2024

Overview

There are two ways to set up a development environment for CSE 3901:

1. Create a virtual machine running locally, or
2. Install the tools natively on your machine's OS:
   1. Windows
   2. MacOS
   3. Linux (follow the instructions for option 1 above, a virtual machine, but starting with Step 3, "Customize the Ubuntu Installation")

The first way is fully supported, but requires a more powerful (memory, processor) machine. The second way produces a more responsive environment and overall better development experience, but is not directly supported by the instructional staff.

Either way, this course uses:

Tool	Recommended Version
Ruby	3.3.3
Rails	7 (tested with 7.0.8)
Node	20
VS Code	latest