Mod 0 Session 3 Readings

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Session 3 Readings and Responses

The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 20 minutes total.

To start this assignment:

1. Click the button in the upper right-hand corner that says Fork. This is now your copy of this document.
2. Click the Edit button when you're ready to start adding your answers.
3. To save your work, click the green button in the bottom right-hand corner. You can always come back and re-edit your gist.

Slack Shortcuts and Features (10 min)

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:

1. I searched 'slack keyboard shortcuts'. First search item was 'https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/201374536-Slack-keyboard-shortcuts'. This seems like a great resource because it is directly off the slack website. I decided to check out what other links might pop up from this search and I found this 'https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15475078/slack-keyboard-shortcuts-how-to-guide'. The first answer in this link was a helpful one that did not catch my eye among all the shortcuts on the first link. Guess that is a bonus to finding a site where someone highlights their favorite shortcuts.

• What are three Slack shortcuts and/or features that will contribute to your productivity?

1. Swapping between Slack channels using 'Option + up/down'. This shortcut seems very similar to 'Control + Tab' for Chrome which I find myself using all the time. An even cooler version of this shortcut seems to be 'Option + Shift + up/down' to swap between unread channels.
2. Opening and closing the right pane is something I find myself doing quite a bit already when trying to follow along in the group message thread and our session slides. So 'Command + .' I think will be very helpful.
3. Searching the current channel or conversation seems like it will be very helpful esp the longer chats get. This command is 'Command + F'. I'm going to make the 'F' stand for 'Find' to help me remember.
4. I've also been using Spotlight now for general computer use, so its cool that Slack has an option even more robust than my #3 shortcut. The 'spotlight' feature in Slack can be called using 'Command + K'.

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.

• I found this while Googling, a fun metaphor usings desks and boxes: https://dev.to/sublimegeek/git-staging-area-explained-like-im-five-1anh

• Type your metaphor below:

• The git staging area to me is like the starting gate in a horse race. All edits to the horse and rider team are done outside of the starting gate. Once they are ready, they enter the starting gate. The starting gate is a narrow space, so if any edits need to be made, the team will come back out of the starting gate make any adjustments they need, then return again. Races have multiple teams. Each team makes what edits they need and enter the starting gate when ready. As soon as those gates open, the teams are off. To edit this metaphor a bit more to match Git, lets say each gate is controlled idividually, so not all gates may open at the same time. Some teams may remain in the starting gate while others are off to the races.

Questions/Comments/Confusions

If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below:

Great job, @qfarenwald!