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?
- Read unread conversation = option+shift+up or down arrow key (It will help me move through unread messages faster)
- Quick switcher = command+k (It will help me move through channels faster)
- Open keyboard shorcuts pannel = command+/ (I can reference back to the shortcuts if I need help remembering)
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:
- The Staging Area is the box you have decided to pack all your books in. You know books will go in it and label it as such. There may already be a few books in there, but as you go through your bookcase grabing and placing books inside, without thinking you place a picture frame in the box. At this point, you haven't sealed the box yet, and you can still see it's contents, so you have the ability to make the decision to pull the picture frame out before it fills up, and you seal it shut to be moved away.
If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below: