codex-lv2-may-2025

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✅ Step 1: Create the Repository

Goal: Set up your Git repository and project structure for the weather app.

📋 What You’ll Do

Create a new GitHub repository called my-weather
Clone it to your local machine
Set up the project structure as we did in Week 5 Lessons 5 and 6

🚀 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Create GitHub Repository

Go to GitHub.com and sign in
Click the + button in the top right corner
Select “New repository”
Name your repository: my-weather
Don’t initialize with README (we’ll do this locally)
Click “Create repository”

2. Clone to Local Machine

# Navigate to your desired directory
cd ~/your-projects-folder

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/my-weather.git

# Enter the project folder
cd my-weather

3. Set Up Project Structure

# Create the basic file structure
touch index.html script.js helpers.js README.md

# Check your files
ls -la

💡 What This Accomplishes

Setting up a proper Git repository is the foundation of any development project. By creating a dedicated repository for your weather app, you establish version control, enable collaboration, and create a professional development environment. This step ensures your code is safely stored, tracked, and can be shared with others or deployed to the web.

🆘 Need Help?

📚 Need help setting up your repository? Check out our Start a New Project Guide for step-by-step instructions on creating repositories, cloning, and initial setup.

✅ Check Your Work

GitHub repository created with name my-weather
Repository cloned to local machine
Project folder contains: index.html, script.js, helpers.js, README.md
Git status shows clean working directory

Ready for the next step? Continue to Step 2: Set Up Project Files