The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 65 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.
Learning Fluency by Turing alum Sara Simon (35 min)
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Your key take-aways OR how you're going to implement specific points (minimum 3):
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There is correct path to becoming to a programmer, just stick with it and use the resources you have available to you and just don’t stop.
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Be creative, it helps with your fluency of learning a new language
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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 stood out? How will each contribute to your productivity?
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Command + N - will save time when wanting to compose a new message
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Esc - Used to mark read all the messages read
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E - quickly edit a message I posted
What's the use of the staging area in git? on Stackoverflow (15 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:
Its like when I worked for a shipping company, we would have a ‘staging’ area in the warehouse to go over everything before we piled it into the semi for hauling. Allows you to review everything and make sure you have all your ducks in a row.
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