This gist contains a short assignment I'd like everyone to complete before our formal lesson. The prework involves reading some of the React Router documentation, and will allow us to keep the lesson more hands on.
The project was Hang-In-There, the first pair project of Mod 1. We made the Javascript interaction file for a webpage with populated a random poster with a motivational image, title and quote. It also had separate views and interaction to save and delete any of the posters, or create your own display with user input. This allowed us to explore use of querySelectors, user input manipulation and data storage, and started integrating our knowledge of vanilla JS with HTML and CSS.
In a team, I always like to see how my skillset can compliment others' and we can each contribute overall to a better outcome than we might individually. My partner's strengths included eye for detail and syntax, so my ability to verbalize high-concept planning as well as my debugging added to a smooth workflow. I'm also very invested in all parties being knowledgable about the code, so that as many minds as possible can run through possible future bugs or current solutions, so communication and collaboration are key.
When we were pre
https://github.com/turingschool/gear-up/blob/master/pre-work/intro_with_empathy.markdown
Empathy helps me to maintain and develop close relationships with family, friends, and colleges, and influences my broader conscience when related to politics on a personal or bigger-picture level. I gain a lot of love and support from people around me, and generally consider myself to be an extroverted person, so it's very important to build bonds with others and actively mirror the type of support I want for myself. Empathy helps me best cater to specific circumstances and needs of others by helping me feel the nuance of their situation and try to think of what I might want were I in the same situation. Also, I think it's really important to use empathy when dealing with your own life, because we very often have double standards for ourselves that don't hold up to