We’ll be using the command line a fair amount in class. I recommend installing a UNIX-style shell in Windows, as it will allow to use the same commands that I use.
Babun is a UNIX shell for Windows that includes some tools we might otherwise need to install separately. Like most UNIX shells for Windows, Babun is based on Cygwin, but it’s preconfigured to be a lot more usable out of the box.
By default, Babun launches a shell called ZSH. It also includes Oh My ZSH, a framework for configuring ZSH.
We’ll use the shell often enough that I recommend pinning Babun to the taskbar.
If you’re not very familiar with UNIX shells, or if you’d like to learn some cool tricks, including Oh My ZSH features, sign up for Wes Bos’s free Command Line Power User videos. (They’re all on YouTube, but signing up for the email makes it a little easier to find them.)