1) Accept the Assignment
Open the GitHub Classroom invite for your unit and click “Accept this assignment”. Wait for GitHub to create your personal repository.
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2) Open the Repository on GitHub
When the repo is ready, click its link. You’ll land on your assignment repository on GitHub’s website.
3) Open in GitHub Desktop
On GitHub, click the green Code button → choose Open with GitHub Desktop (or copy the URL and use File → Clone Repository… in GitHub Desktop).
4) Open in VS Code from GitHub Desktop
In GitHub Desktop, choose Repository → Open in Visual Studio Code.
Alternate Method Step 1) Find the folder in GitHub Desktop
In GitHub Desktop, choose Repository → Show in Finder.
Alternate Method Step 2) Open the folder in VS Code
In VS Code, choose File → Open Folder. Navigate to the folder you found above.
5) Confirm VS Code Opens the Repo
VS Code should open directly to your cloned repository folder. If prompted, trust the authors and install recommended extensions.
6) Use the WPILib VS Code
Make sure you are running the VS Code that came with the WPILib installer (not a previously-installed version).
7) View Getting Started / Instructions
In the Explorer, open the unit’s instructions file (e.g., Unit_1_1/Instructions.md). Right-click and choose Open Preview or press Shift+Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) or Shift+Cmd+V (macOS).
8) Find Your Repositories Later
You can always find your Classroom repositories on your GitHub profile under Repositories, at http://github.com/CyBearsCodingCamp , or in GitHub Desktop under File → Open Recent.
Having trouble? Double-check you installed the WPILib bundle and that GitHub
Desktop is authenticated to your GitHub account.