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Getting up and running with ECL:

HPCC Systems Technology Overview slides (coming soon)
Installing your ECL Development Environment (Video)
ECL IDE Download page (Windows OS)
VS Code Download page and VSCode Cheat Sheet (Mac OS)
Accessing the mini–Intro ECL course using GitPods (Video)
Installing the Visualizer Bundle (Video)

Workshop links:

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Join us at our HPCC Systems ECL Workshop and Hackathon as part of NUhacks2024!

Event date	October 18-20, 2024
Location	Northeastern University Main Campus
Cost	Free
Hosted by	Northeastern University
Eligibility	NUhacks2024 is open to all Northeastern University students
Registration
Learn	Topics Include: Introduction to HPCC Systems and the Enterprise Control Language (ECL) Introduction to ECL Watch, the ECL IDE and the ECL Extension in VS Code How to clean and analyze data using ECL Core ECL transformation and delivery tools
Data Source	8 data sources to work with will be revealed when the challenge opens.
Workshop Trainer, and Hackathon support	Bob Foreman - Software Engineering Lead George Foreman - Prod Dev Tech Writer II Hugo Watanuki - Manager Community Tech Programs	Alysson Oliveira - Software Engineer II Mauro Marques - Sr Technical Support Engineer
What you need	A laptop Installed VS Code with ECL Extension or ECL IDE Ability to access the public internet (available in workshop room)
Quick start resources	View our ECL Cheat Sheet to get started quickly ECL IDE Quick start guide ECL training in the videos below. Latest ECL Language Reference Guide VSCode Cheat Sheet
Group messaging application	Microsoft Teams

What can I do to prepare?

First thing to do is to watch this series of videos on the introduction to ECL.

Course Title	Video Link
Introduction to ECL Part 1 Session 1: HPCC Architecture and Introduction to ECL	Part 1
Introduction to ECL Part 1 Session 2: More ECL Introduction, RECORD and DATASET	Part 2
Introduction to ECL Part 1 Session 3: ECL Definitions	Part 3
Introduction to ECL Part 1 Session 4a: Functions and Value Definitions	Part 4
Introduction to ECL Part 1 Session 4b: Functions and Value Definitions	Part 5
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 1a: ETL with ECL, Crosstab Reports	Part 6
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 1b: ETL with ECL, Crosstab Reports	Part 7
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 2a: Data Evaluation, TRANSFORM functions	Part 8
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 2b: Data Evaluation, TRANSFORM functions	Part 9
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 3a: Transform using Tables, ROLLUP	Part 10
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 3b: Transform using Tables, ROLLUP	Part 11
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 3c: Transform using Tables, ROLLUP	Part 12
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 4a: JOINS and Class Wrap Up	Part 13
Introduction to ECL Part 2 Session 4b: JOINS and Class Wrap Up	Part 14

We have many resources available for you to use to familiarize yourself with our technology and how to use it. If you are new to us, then take some time to find out about HPCC Systems and what we do. Find out how HPCC Systems works, what ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community.

Watch a quick overview video about HPCC Systems
Create your own Localized Container based Cluster.
- Note: We will be using a cloud-based HPCC Systems cluster for the workshop.
You can use your preferred editor to write code but we do have our own, a Windows-based ECL IDE which you can download. On the download page, under Operating System, select Windows. Download both the ECL IDE and Client Tools.
VS Code is a good code editor if you don't use Windows. Installation is slightly more complicated see below and also this cheat sheet:
1. Download and install VS Code from here if you don't already have it installed.
2. Download the HPCC Systems Client Tools from here.
  1. Choose your operating system from the popup list.
  2. Choose the appropriate "Client Tools" option for your operating system. Make sure only one checkbox on the entire page is selected.
  3. Download and install.
3. Launch VS Code, then search for and install the extension named "ECL (Enterprise Control Language) support for Visual Studio Code".
Once you’re up and running, try out a few of the tutorials.
Learn some ECL. This is the language used to write queries. It's easy to use, try it for yourself. Read the documentation or take a training course.
Take a look at some video tutorials

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