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React Router Prework

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.

Instructions

1. Fork this gist
2. On your own copy, go through the listed readings and answer associated questions
3. Comment a link to your forked copy on the original gist

Questions / Readings

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1. What are each of our learning goals for this project? What drives us in this project?

• Taryn: deeper understanding of js and how it interacts with other things (HTML & CSS); get things intrinisically; comprehension over product.
• Jake: working with others and not independently

2. What is your collaboration style? How do you feel about pair programming vs. divide-and-conquer approaches?

• Taryn: tend to find it hard to slow down for another person, need to work on how to explain and help others understand.
• Jake:

3. How do you communicate best? How do you appreciate receiving communication from others?

• Verbal communication, not text.

4. How would you describe your work style?

• focused, driven

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1. What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

• Empathy plays a large role in my life. I have degrees in psychology and counseling, and previously have spent a lot of time working in education and human services. Working at improving my empathy skills has helped me to better connect and build relationships with others. It has also helped me to improve my own self awareness and ability to understand myself. I have grown as a person, friend, and family member by improving my abilities at empathy.

2. How does empathy help you build better software?

• Empathy can help you build better software by understanding the issues that are affecting your users. If you know the issues and problems effecting users, you can think of ways to address those problems to make your work more accessible to everyone. It also allows you to connect with users and listen to what they are saying. If we just ignore what our users are saying are issues, our work will never evolve and grow into something truly usefu

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1. What is your greatest strength and how do you know?

• I believe that my greatest strength is my ability to connect with people. I believe that understanding and respecting others is an hugely important thing everyone should be doing but is not found very often. It allows me to be open and supportive to others, which can lead to better outcomes both personally and professionally. The Pairin qualities test said that I accept and respect others while supporting them to reach their full potential and it was the quality I had that mean the most to me.

2. How do you work best?

• I work best when I have a specific area of work to focus on. The Pairin results stated I was a specialist and that I like to plan and work with precision. I love being able to focus on one task and really dive into understanding or creating something. In addition, I enjoy having a separate space for work, but where I can also socialize or collaborate with others easily.

3. What is your greatest area of improvement?

• My greatest area of