Homework 1: Introduction to VS Code and Git

• Install Software and Create Required Accounts If you haven’t done so already, could you please do the following?

  • Make sure to install the required software for this course? See here for the list: Setting up your Environment.

  • Create and GitHub account if you don’t already have one. See here for the instructions: Setting up your Environment.

  • Sign up for a WRDS account? See here for the instructions: WRDS Account.

• Familiarize Yourself with Visual Studio Code

  • Please watch the following video about Visual Studio Code: Visual Studio Code in 100 seconds

  • Please read this overview about Python in VS Code

  • Please read this overview about Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code

• Familiarize Yourself with Git Please watch the following two videos about Git and GitHub:

  • What is version control?

  • What is GitHub?

  • Using Git with Visual Studio Code (Official Beginner Tutorial)