4

Getting Started with the Basics

In the previous chapter, Common Tools and Frameworks, we gained sufficient context on the various tools that an automation engineer will use day-to-day. We will extend that journey in this chapter by diving deeper into some advanced Git topics in the first part. Then, we will look at how to download and set up an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Finally, we will expand our learning to include the basics of JavaScript. The following is the list of topics we will be going over:

  • Getting more familiar with Git
  • Using an IDE
  • Introduction to JavaScript

Technical requirements

In this chapter, we will continue looking at working examples of Git through the Command-Line Interface (CLI). We will be using the ...

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