In order to kickstart the development of your web app with Drift, the very first thing you need to do is to setup the development environment Drift uses. This will not only give you an easy access to all the libraries but also will help you in keeping your source code managed.
Following tools are needed to setup the development environment:
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Node JS
NodeJS works as a node package manager behind the scene. It is recommended to download and install the latest version of Node JS from its official site http://nodejs.org/
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Ruby
In Drift, Ruby is being used as a tool to convert Sass written styling code to a complied CSS code. Drift has built all its styling by writing the Sass code rather than the old days CSS. Ruby will help you in compiling the Sass code to CSS. You can download the Ruby from its official site https://www.ruby-lang.org