Prerequisites

Learning Prerequisites
Salesforce Platform Basics
trailhead
SFDX DevOps Starter Pack Trailmix Trailmix | Salesforce Trailhead
trailhead
Adopting Package Based Development at Scale Trailmix | Salesforce Trailhead
trailhead
Salesforce Developer Tooling Learning Map
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education
the missing semester of your cs education
Mastering Git
pluralsight
If you do not have access to Pluralsight, here are some free resources to get you started with Git
Introduction to version control with Git - Learn
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Learn Git- Git tutorials, workflows and commands | Atlassian Git Tutorial
Atlassian
First Day on GitHub | GitHub Learning Lab
GitHub Learning Lab
Install SFDX CLI
​Salesforce CLI​
​Set Up Your Salesforce DX Environment​
npm install --global sfdx-cli
Install Visual Studio Code + Salesforce Extension Packs
​Set Up Visual Studio Code​
​Visual Studio Code Download Page​
​Salesforce Extension Pack​
​Salesforce Extension Pack (Expanded)​
Install GIT
​Atlassian Tutorial for Git Installation​
​Git Official Documentation Site​
Please note this hands on will not cover GIT and GIT experience is a pre-requisite
Ensure you have setup and configured your SSH keys as well
Install NodeJS
​NodeJS Official Site 
Install sfpowerkit​
sfdx plugins:install sfpowerkit
Install sfpowerscripts, sfp-cli​
sfdx plugins:install @dxatscale/sfpowerscripts
Create 2 Trailhead Playgrounds
1.Login to myTrailhead https://trailhead.salesforce.com/home​
2.Go to https://trailhead.salesforce.com/users/profiles/orgs​
3.Create 2 trailhead playgrounds
Signup for your own Github Account
Signup for a GitHub account (Skip this step if you already had a github account) https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/signing-up-for-github​
Set up your CLI to use the Github account https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/set-up-git​