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F04

Tools of the Trade

“Every builder needs a toolbox”

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Lessons for this course are being written. Everything in Foundations will be free, forever.

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What you’ll learn

shell, git, editors, debuggers, build tools, regex

🔨 Boss level project

Automate your own workflow

📚 Recommended books

The Missing Semester (free)
Chacon, Pro Git (free)

Optional. Every lesson here stands on its own.

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