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Session 1 Readings and Responses

The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 40 minutes.

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1. How to Use Google to Solve Your Programming Questions by Coding in Flow (15 min)

  • Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 3):
  • It is important to be able to gauge how often things change in wnatever it is you are searching for and to be able to adjust your time frame within your search accordingly.
  • You can use a "-" to exclude words from a search. This is useful for when you are looking for something specific and want to exclude words that are usually associated with your search terms. This can also be applied to websites that you want to exclude as well.
  • Using image searches can help you find the answers you seek when you don't know exactly which words to use to find it in regular google search.

2. Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? by Umer Mansoor (10 min)

  • Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 2):
  • Google searches are not only important for finding info, but programmers also rely heavily on them to check their work and validate that their code is written correctly.
  • Google is an essential tool for all programmers because there is too much information to memorize all of it.

3. 20 Google Search Tips to Use Google More Efficiently by Joseph Hindy (15 min)

  • Briefly describe (in your own words) each of the tips below AND provide an example of a search that captures the sentiment of the tip

  • Tip 2: Using quotations searches for the exact phrase contained within them as opposed to just searching for the words in any order or scattered throughout the page in no particular order. CSS "change background color".

  • Tip 3: Use a hyphen to exclude words that may be heavily associated with your search terms but that are unwanted. Doctor near me -PhD.

  • Tip 4: Colons can be used to search within a specific website. Format text with CSS:stackoverflow.com

  • Tip 9: Using the quotes to search for exact phrases, you can seperate two phrases with the word OR and it will return results for both phrases. This can also be used with single words. Sweets OR Candy

  • Tip 13: Using professional terminology can help yeild professional results. Instead of "I have a runny nose" search "Common cold treatment"

  • Tip 14: Use concise language and make sure the words you are using are important. Instead of "I need to figure out how to put a submit button on my blog in CSS" search "Submit button CSS"

  • Tip 17: If you can't find the results you are looking for try phrasing your search differently. "How to change fonts CSS" could be reworded as "Different fonts CSS".

4. Questions/Comments/Confusions

If you have any questions, comments, or confusions from any of the readings that you would like an instructor to address, list them below:

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