The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 25 minutes.
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1. 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):
- It seems like experienced programmers use Google all the time.
- In fact, it sounds like learning how to research on Google might be one of the more beneficial skills to perfect as a coder.
2. 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: Quote help you get very specific results; "banana bread recipe"
- Tip 3: Hyphens narrow down result for words with multiple meanings; ropes -climbing ... will help me find ropes that are NOT for climbing
- Tip 4: searching for something on a website; Young Gulch;alltrails.com
- Tip 9: searching for mulitple things at once; "how to stop my child eating sugar" OR "eat less sugar"
- Tip 13: use more professional language; replace "how can I get to Denver the quickest?" with "fastest route to Denver"
- Tip 14: simplify the wording; replace "how to make my own mask" with "homemade mask" or "diy mask"
- Tip 17: when a search doesn't work, try different/descriptive words; instead of "how to make a garden bed" try "build a garden bed"
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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@saraho1123
Great takeaways here! The first article also makes me think about how quickly technology can change and evolve- the next iteration of your favorite coding language can be right around the corner, so I think it’s important for developers to stay flexible and continually learn new things as they come. Sometimes, this can even mean changing a long-standing coding habit.