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12Dev environment

Shell

Shell

The program that receives the commands you type and actually runs them.

For example

I use zsh — that is a kind of shell.

Resources

Oh My Zsh

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10Dev environment

Code Editor

Code editor

The tool you write and edit code in, like Word for documents.

For example

I write code in Cursor — that is my code editor.

Cursor
11Dev environment

Terminal

Terminal

Control the computer directly with text commands, no mouse clicking.

For example

I type commands in the terminal to install dependencies.

ExplainShell
13Dev environment

Package Manager

Package manager

Downloads, installs and manages the outside tools and libraries a project needs.

For example

I use npm install to add a new library.

npm
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