docs: use Windows-safe setup commands in README#89
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npm install --prefix is broken on Windows (npm/cli#7722, closed as not planned) - replace it with a plain cd + npm install that works line by line in PowerShell 5.1, cmd and bash. Also switch the clone command to HTTPS so attendees without SSH keys can follow along. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Some Windows attendees hit errors running the getting-started commands:
npm install --prefixis broken on Windows - npm looks forpackage.jsonin the current directory instead of the prefix directory (npm/cli#7722, closed as not planned, with variants going back years). Behaviour varies by npm version, so it works for some attendees and fails for others.What
npm install --prefix exercises/sample-appwith a plaincdinto the sample app followed bynpm install. Separate lines rather than&&chaining, because&&isn't supported in Windows PowerShell 5.1.🤖 Generated with Claude Code