qmk-firmware/docs/newbs_learn_more_resources.md

# Learning Resources

These resources are aimed at giving new members in the QMK community more understanding to the information provided in the Newbs docs.

### QMK resources

* [Thomas Baart's QMK Basics Blog](https://thomasbaart.nl/category/mechanical-keyboards/firmware/qmk/qmk-basics/) – A user-created blog covering the basics of how to use QMK Firmware, as seen from a new user's perspective.

### Command Line resources

* [Good General Tutorial on Command Line](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line)
* [Must Know Linux Commands](https://www.guru99.com/must-know-linux-commands.html)<br>
* [Some Basic Unix Commands](https://www.tjhsst.edu/~dhyatt/superap/unixcmd.html)

### Text Editor resources

Not sure which text editor to use?
* [a great introduction to the subject](https://learntocodewith.me/programming/basics/text-editors/)

Editors specifically made for code:
* [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/)
* [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
* [Atom](https://atom.io/)

### Git resources

* [Great General Tutorial](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-git)
* [Flight Rules For Git](https://github.com/k88hudson/git-flight-rules)
* [Git Game To Learn From Examples](https://learngitbranching.js.org/)
-												Docs: add resources for git (#3390)

* add resources for git

* add more resources

											
										
										
											2018-07-13 17:52:15 +02:00
+								# Learning Resources
-												Docs:  Adding QMK Git Conventions doc; formatting cleanup on Learning Resources doc (#3902)

* Docs: newbs_learn_more_resources.md: formatting

* Added QMK Git Conventions doc, initial version

* Renamed contributing_qmk.md to newbs_best_practices.md

* Updated per review by @drashna

* Added navigation links

* Updated to Best Practices doc

* Minor updates to Learn More Resources doc

Markdown formatting consistency because I'm particular about it.

* Added Merge Conflict section to Best Practices doc

											
										
										
											2018-10-19 00:12:11 +02:00
 								These resources are aimed at giving new members in the QMK community more understanding to the information provided in the Newbs docs.
-												Docs: add resources for git (#3390)

* add resources for git

* add more resources

											
										
										
											2018-07-13 17:52:15 +02:00
-												Small tweaks to docs to make them more user friendly (#11518)

* first pass

* firmware firmware?

* Split out debug + testing docs

* tidy up duplicate css

* Add extra info to debug example

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-20 19:46:01 +01:00
+								### QMK resources
-												overhaul the newbs guide

											
										
										
											2020-02-25 19:58:36 +01:00
 								* [Thomas Baart's QMK Basics Blog](https://thomasbaart.nl/category/mechanical-keyboards/firmware/qmk/qmk-basics/) – A user-created blog covering the basics of how to use QMK Firmware, as seen from a new user's perspective.
-												Small tweaks to docs to make them more user friendly (#11518)

* first pass

* firmware firmware?

* Split out debug + testing docs

* tidy up duplicate css

* Add extra info to debug example

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-20 19:46:01 +01:00
+								### Command Line resources
-												More sidebar organization

											
										
										
											2020-02-25 18:17:24 +01:00
 								* [Good General Tutorial on Command Line](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-the-command-line)
-												Small tweaks to docs to make them more user friendly (#11518)

* first pass

* firmware firmware?

* Split out debug + testing docs

* tidy up duplicate css

* Add extra info to debug example

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-20 19:46:01 +01:00
+								* [Must Know Linux Commands](https://www.guru99.com/must-know-linux-commands.html)<br>
 								* [Some Basic Unix Commands](https://www.tjhsst.edu/~dhyatt/superap/unixcmd.html)
-												More sidebar organization

											
										
										
											2020-02-25 18:17:24 +01:00
-												Small tweaks to docs to make them more user friendly (#11518)

* first pass

* firmware firmware?

* Split out debug + testing docs

* tidy up duplicate css

* Add extra info to debug example

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-20 19:46:01 +01:00
+								### Text Editor resources
 								Not sure which text editor to use?
 								* [a great introduction to the subject](https://learntocodewith.me/programming/basics/text-editors/)
 								Editors specifically made for code:
 								* [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com/)
 								* [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
-												Add Atom editor suggestion (#15969)


											
										
										
											2022-01-21 16:48:35 +01:00
+								* [Atom](https://atom.io/)
-												Small tweaks to docs to make them more user friendly (#11518)

* first pass

* firmware firmware?

* Split out debug + testing docs

* tidy up duplicate css

* Add extra info to debug example

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>

Co-authored-by: Drashna Jaelre <drashna@live.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-20 19:46:01 +01:00
 								### Git resources
-												Cleanup learning newb links

											
										
										
											2018-10-11 01:10:30 +02:00
 								* [Great General Tutorial](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-git)
-												More sidebar organization

											
										
										
											2020-02-25 18:17:24 +01:00
+								* [Flight Rules For Git](https://github.com/k88hudson/git-flight-rules)
-												Cleanup learning newb links

											
										
										
											2018-10-11 01:10:30 +02:00
+								* [Git Game To Learn From Examples](https://learngitbranching.js.org/)