HTPTSMS Part 2: Let's Get Rollin'

Alright, let's get fired up, because this is the time when we get rolling! Get to learn some good ol' programming aspects, get our first program running, and all of that.

First off, though...what on earth should we use to do it?

Well, let's go ahead and get this out of the way.

The Text Editor

You're gonna want a good one. In this tutorial, we're going to be setting up ConTEXT. You can get it here.
There's obviously alternatives out there, but I don't plan on going over them.

The Assembler

Wait...assembler? What is that? Well, basically it's what takes our code and turns it into a big fat ROM for us to play with. Now, I have some binaries for download here, but if you're using a different OS then you'll have to build from source. The GitHub page is here.

The Text Highlighter

Yes, it's never fun to look at code when it's all in one color. That's what this highlighter is for. Go to where you installed ConTEXT, and place this in the Highlighters folder.

The Batch File

Um, what? I'm sure most of you are wondering what I am talking about. Well, the batch file is basically what we'll use to compile our code. Download mine here.
BEFORE YOU CONTINUE! Right click on the batch file, click Edit, and where it shows in quotes where WLA-DX is located, change it so that it shows where your WLA DX binaries are located, or else nothing will work right.

Our first piece of code

Yup, it's time to look at our first ever piece of code. Here it is!

What do I do with all of this!?

Well, that's what we'll be covering next time, in HTPTSMS Part 3. See you there.