You will need:

• git (windows, mac os x: using brew, linux: probably apt-get or yum git-core)
• a modern version of Ruby (1.9.3 or greater)

Clone this repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/torqueforge/careerbuilder-2014-april.git

Change directories so that you are in the project:

$ cd careerbuilder-2014-april

Install the dependencies:

$ gem install bundler # if you don't have it
$ bundle install

To verify that everything is set up so that we can get off to a flying start, run the following command:

$ ruby sanity_test.rb

You should get an error complaining that cannot load such file -- sanity (LoadError).

For example:

/Users/you/.rubies/ruby-2.1.1/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require': cannot load such file -- sanity (LoadError)
  from /Users/you/.rubies/ruby-2.1.1/lib/ruby/2.1.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require'
  from sanity_test.rb:3:in `<main>'

As the class progresses we will add exercises and solutions to the master branch.

Each exercise is in its own subdirectory, and has its own README.

Start on master.

$ git checkout master

Create a new branch:

$ git checkout -b my-new-branch

When you've gotten your test suite to pass stage all the changes:

$ git add . # notice the dot

Then commit the changes:

$ git commit -m "Explain your change here"

When we start working on a new section, switch back to master:

$ git checkout master

Then pull the latest version from GitHub:

$ git pull origin

Then create a new branch. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

You can throw all your code away like this:

First, make sure that git knows all about the files you have:

$ git add .

Then throw the changes away:

$ git reset --hard

Go ahead and create a new branch with all your changes:

$ git checkout -b my-backup-branch

Then go back to master:

$ git checkout master

Make sure you have the most recent changes from GitHub:

$ git fetch origin

Then tell git to create a new copy of master, throwing away the old one:

$ git reset --hard origin/master