Instead of a document with a long list of directions and various steps and choices to take along the way, here's a simple HTML page that walks the user through the workflow -- like the classic installation "wizard".
Inspired by the CS 127 VS Code install document.
Should be straightforward, see the JSON file.
- https://dandrake.github.io/workflow-wizard-walkthrough/
- locally: the simplest way is likely to just do
python -m http.server 8000in this directory.
See the instructor notes for things we've run into and what to do about them. Add things there as you see fit.
Eventually we'll have to think about ARM-based Windows machines -- think -- the Surface Pro or Copilot PCs, etc.
Ubuntu ships a super old version of gradle, and getting things to work there from the terminal (that is, not in VS Code) is tricky.