The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 20 minutes total.
To start this assignment:
- Click the button in the upper right-hand corner that says Fork. This is now your copy of this document.
- Click the Edit button when you're ready to start adding your answers.
- To save your work, click the green button in the bottom right-hand corner. You can always come back and re-edit your gist.
Use Google to go find at least one online resource detailing keyboard shortcuts and/or features that are built into Slack.
- What resource(s) did you find? Paste them below:
- What are three Slack shortcuts and/or features that will contribute to your productivity?
- Cmd+t to search through channels
- Cmd+shift+A to check unread posts
- Cmd+[/] to switch between different workspaces.
What's the use of the staging area in git? on Stackoverflow (10 min)
The idea of the staging area is frequently one of the trickiest concepts to wrap your head around when you're first learning git. Read the question and answers (or do your own Googling on the git staging area). Then, create your own metaphor comparing the staging area to something in real life.
- Type your metaphor below: In restaurants, when the cooks are finished cooking/plating a dish, but before it gets ran to the guest, it will often get put under heat lamps where someone will check to make sure it has all necessary components/is cooked properly. The commit would be the dish getting taken out to the guest.
If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below:
@andrewckinstler love the staging area analogy!