how I setup my computer for development

I spend some time to set up my computer to make it easier to write programs

what is covered?

These chapters show how I setup any computer for development

they cover the following

If you are using a Windows computer, install Windows Subsystem for Linux
If you cannot install Windows Subsystem for Linux, do not worry, every chapter of the book has something for you

Attention

Do this only if you are using Linux or Windows Subsystem for Linux. MacOS users should not do this section

type this in the terminal to install Python

sudo apt install python3 python3-venv curl --yes

type this to install the uv Python package manager
```
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
```
after it installs, there is a message about adding it to your path, run this in the terminal
```
source $HOME/.local/bin/env
```
uv is a program that is used to install Python packages
use apt to install tree
```
sudo apt install tree --yes
```
tree is a program for showing directory structure as a tree
use apt to install git
```
sudo apt install git --yes
```
git is a program for keeping track of changes I make in a project, it might already be installed

Attention

Do this only if you are using Windows and could not install Windows Subsystem for Linux

download and install Python
download and install git, git is a program for keeping track of changes I make in a project
open PowerShell and copy and paste the text below to install the uv Python package manager
```
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
```
uv is a program that is used to install Python packages

Attention

Do this only if you are using a MacOS computer. Windows users should not do this section

download and install Python
copy and paste this in a terminal to install brew (The Missing Package Manager for MacOS), if you do not have it already
```
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
```
the terminal shows instructions about how to add brew to your path
after installation it has instructions, copy and paste the 3 lines it shows in the terminal then use return on the keyboard to run it, the terminal will not show anything if the commands run successfully
Open a terminal then type this to install the uv Python package manager
```
brew install uv
```
uv is a program that is used to install Python packages
use brew to install tree
```
brew install tree
```
tree is a program for showing directory structure as a tree
install git with Xcode Command Line Tools
```
xcode-select --install
```
git is a program for keeping track of changes I make in a project