AeThex Student Starter Kit

Welcome to the AeThex Student Developer Program! This kit gives you everything you need to start building real projects within the AeThex ecosystem.

AeThex is organized into three pillars:

• AeThex Foundation — governance, education, and community programs
• AeThex Corporation — products, platforms, and commercial services
• AeThex Labs — experimental research and bleeding-edge prototypes

As a student developer, you have access to all three. This kit focuses on getting you from zero to your first merged pull request.

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What You'll Learn

• How to use git and GitHub-style workflows on AeThex's self-hosted Forge platform
• The core AeThex tech stack: TypeScript, React, Vite, Tailwind, Supabase
• How open-source collaboration works in a real organization
• How to ask good questions and give good code reviews

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

• A computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux
• Git installed
• Node.js v18 or later
• A code editor (we recommend VS Code)
• A GitHub or Forgejo-compatible account (you'll create your AeThex Forge account in the next step)

No prior experience with any specific framework is required — just a willingness to learn.

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Your First Project

1. Read GETTING_STARTED.md — walks you through account creation, joining our Discord, and forking your first project.
2. Pick a template from the templates/ directory in this repo.
3. Build something — it can be tiny. A personal portfolio, a Discord bot, a simple game level.
4. Submit it to student-demo-projects via pull request.

That's it. You're a contributor.

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Resources

See RESOURCES.md for a full list of links, learning paths, and recommended tools.

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Getting Help

• Discord — #student-help channel is the fastest way to get unstuck
• Forge Issues — open an issue on this repo if something in the starter kit is broken or unclear
• Office Hours — check the Foundation calendar for scheduled sessions with senior developers

We're glad you're here. Let's build something.