Resources

Curated links to help you before, during, and after the workshop. Bookmark this page for quick reference.

Essential Resources

These three links cover 90% of what you need:

• Setup Guide - Get your tools ready before the event
• Hands-On Guide - The main workshop exercises
• Git Cheat Sheet - One-page reference for common Git commands

Before the Event

Everything you need to get ready:

• Git Cheat Sheet (GitHub Education) - One-page PDF of the most common Git commands
• GitHub Skills - Free interactive courses to practice Git and GitHub in your browser
• Oh Shit, Git!?! - Plain-language fixes for common Git mistakes (you will need this)
• Pro Git Book - Free, comprehensive reference if you want to go deeper
• VS Code Documentation - Official docs for keyboard shortcuts, extensions, and settings
• Setup Guide - Our own step-by-step installation instructions

During the Event

Useful while you're working through the workshop:

• Hands-On Guide - The workshop exercises you'll follow along with
• AI Tools Overview - Comparison of all the AI tools with pricing and recommendations
• GitHub Copilot Documentation - How to use Copilot's autocomplete, chat, and inline suggestions
• Claude Code Documentation - Guide for the CLI agent included with Claude Pro
• Cursor Editor - AI-powered code editor (VS Code fork with built-in AI)
• GitHub Desktop - Visual Git client if you prefer clicking over typing commands

After the Event

Keep learning after the workshop ends:

• GitHub Learn - GitHub's unified learning platform with personalized paths
• DeepLearning.AI Short Courses - Free bite-sized courses on AI topics (30-60 min each)
• fast.ai Practical Deep Learning - Free full course on deep learning, beginner-friendly
• The Missing Semester (MIT) - Shell, Git, editors, and other tools your CS classes skipped
• Codecademy: Learn Git - Interactive Git tutorial with in-browser exercises

API Documentation

For participants working with AI APIs programmatically:

• OpenAI API Docs - GPT models, embeddings, and function calling
• Anthropic API Docs - Claude models, tool use, and prompt engineering guides

Check the Ideas page for project-specific resources (AlphaGenome, Electron, Zotero, etc.).