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Instructions

1. Fork this gist, then "edit" the gist
2. Fill out the questions below
3. Click the "Add file" button and add your source code to the gist
4. Submit by the due time as instructed in Zoom

Do not publish your code on a public repl.it or repo or other public means.

Prompt

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React Router Prework

This gist contains a short assignment I'd like everyone to complete before our formal lesson. The prework involves reading some of the React Router documentation, and will allow us to keep the lesson more hands on.

Instructions

1. Fork this gist
2. On your own copy, go through the listed readings and answer associated questions
3. Comment a link to your forked copy on the original gist

Questions / Readings

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DTR Memo

Member Names: Katy St Sauveur & Ally Jarjour

Goals and Expectations for the Project (What does each group member hope to get out of this project? What do we want to achieve as a team? How will we know that we're successful?):

• Knowledge and improved understanding of JS
• Practice with pairing and using GitHub branches
• Practice working with a project board and mapping out steps
• We want to achieve a working timer through JS

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Gear Up

What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

Empathy plays a crucial role in my personal and professional life. Understanding others' emotions is so important for maintaining healthy friendships, work relationships and partnerships. To be able to understand other perspectives and view points allows me to connect with others on a deeper level and put myself in their shoes. Prioritizing compassion and empathy also keeps me connected to my values and reminds me to not get self-absorbed with my own worries or problems.

How does empathy help you build better software?

As referenced by Mathieu Turpault's blog post, empathy is hugely important for the human-centered design approach. In order to make products or software that meets the needs of its users, you have to research what's important to them and where their challenges lie. Empathy—and a diverse group of designers—is important for spotting biases in products and software so you create a product that is inclusive and

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Professional Development Assignment

Pairin top 4 results

Step 3:

What is your greatest strength and how do you know?

After reading over my Pairin results, I realized my greatest strength is probably my self-awareness because it helps me align my actions with my values. I think this important when working on teams because I'm usually able to self-assess to determine if my actions reflect my ideals rather than an impulse or unjustified emotion. I think self-awareness helps me determine my strengths and is also important for identifying weaknesses. This quality is also helpful at work when receiving feedback and contructive criticism because when I'm truly self-aware these things shouldn't come as a shock. Plus, it helps me accept this feedback in a more objective way and less as a personal attack, so I don't become defensive but ra