The readings and responses listed here should take you approximately 20 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.
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:
- The Slack Help Center - https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/201374536-Slack-keyboard-shortcuts
- What are three Slack shortcuts and/or features that will contribute to your productivity?
- Command Shift [
- Command Shift ] (Both of these will help me change between workspaces, which is something that usually takes 4 button pushes. Time saver!
- Shift Enter creates a new line in the message which can be helpful to seperate ideas
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.
- Type your metaphor below:
The staging area is like a moving van. You can get everything organized in the van ahead of time so that when you move into your new house you know where everything is already, and can work piece by piece and not all at once.
If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below:
@benjamin-firth overall, nice work on this! I think you're metaphor for the staging area is almost there. At what point with this metaphor would the commit occur?