Welcome to Tommy John! Let's get your computer set up:
First we need to install git for version control. Git Installation
Our team uses slack to communicate, so install slack onto your computer, and we recommend you install the slack app onto your mobile device as well. Go to Tommy John's Slack Page to set up an account with your Tommy John email address.
Some projects will require to run with an older version of node, so we will need NVM to switch between versions. The best way to install would be to run the following command into your terminal or command prompt:
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.30.2/install.sh | bashThe version of Node we will be using for Project Sail is 4.4.0, so use to following command to install it:
nvm install 4.4.0Make a Github account specifically for the work you will be doing here at Tommy John and send your mentor or team leader the username to be given access to your relevant project repositories. You may want to set up your SSH keys to optimize your git workflow on your machine!
Install your text editor, terminal, config files, and/or any other tools you will need for your coding workflow. Some viable options for a text editor include Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text.
Some tools our devs have found useful include iTerm for streamlined terminal input, nGrok for local server tunneling to simplify mobile device testing, and Emmet for faster markup coding.
It is a good idea to get acquainted with VIM, not only for its optimized performance as compared to more bloated code editors like Atom or Code, but also to allow for more elaborate git commit messages across multiple lines, which will be required for certain workflows. A built in tutorial for VIM is included in MacOS terminal by running the command vimtutor.
We will be using Stencil, a BigCommerce framework, to work on project Sails. The following steps are required to install Stencil:
npm install -g stencilnpm install -g @bigcommerce/stencil-cli- Get your stencil configured with your own Client ID, Access token, and the link to the store API from your team leader.
stencil startand you're ready to roll!
- Tommy John Style Guide - for reference to official Tommy John Styles including colors and HTML element styling
- Stencil Docs - documentation for Stencil framework on BigCommerce website
- Sass Style Guide - BigCommerce style guide for Sass
- Front-end Developer Handbook 2017 - Useful reference for Frontend Devs in 2017, made by Frontend Masters
- Emmet Cheatsheet - cheat sheet for Emmet toolkit for faster markup coding