Mod 0 Session 3 Practice Tasks

mod_0_session_3_practice_tasks.md

Session 3 Practice Tasks

The assignments listed here should take you approximately 25 total minutes.

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1. Creating Files and Directories (10 min)

Need help? You can go back to the files/directories portion of the lesson here.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page and look at the image of the directories and files. Use commands in your terminal to create the directories and files structured exactly how they appear in the image.

When you're done, type history to see your commands. Copy and paste the commands that were used to create the directory and files:

mkdir session_3_practice

cd session_3_practice

touch budget.csv

touch mentors.txt

mkdir notes

cd notes

touch git_notes.txt

touch command_line_notes.txt

cd ..

mkdir practice

cd practice

touch git_practice.txt

mkdir projects

cd projects

touch game.js

Since this is just a practice directory, feel free to remove the parent directory session_3_practice when you're done with this exercise.

2. Git Practice (15 min)

You can reference the files/directories portion of the lesson here.

Follow the steps below to practice the git workflow. Be ready to copy-paste your terminal output as confirmation of your practice.

1. Create a directory called git_homework. Inside of there, create a file called quotes.txt.
2. Initialize the directory
3. Check the git status
4. Add your quotes.txt file to the staging area
5. Check the git status
6. Create an initial commit
7. Check the status
8. Add your favorite quote to the quotes.txt file
9. Check the status
10. Check the diff
11. Add the changes to the staging area
12. Commit the new changes
13. Check the status
14. Show the log in oneline (yes, oneline, not a spelling error) format

Copy and paste all of the terminal text from this process below (not just the history):

mkdir git_homework

cd git_homework

touch quotes.txt

git init

git status

git add quotes.txt

git status

git commit 'Initial commit'

git status

echo "Generic quote" >> quotes.txt

git status

git diff

git commit -m 'Second edit'

git status

IMPORTANT: Do not remove this git_homework directory. You will be using this directory during Thursday's session.

3. Classes, Attributes, and Methods

Look at the template below for a CardboardBox class. Fill in missing blanks with additional attributes and methods.

Class: CardboardBox

Attributes:

• width (integer)
• depth (integer)
• _marked? (__boolean)
• volume___ (integer)

Methods:

• break_down
• stack
• fill__
• recycle__

4. Questions/Comments/Confusions

If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below:

1. I'm not sure if I did the git section correctly. If I did something wrong I would love some feedback because I'm still a bit fuzy on exactly how the staging proccess works.

Extensions

1. If time permits and you want extra git practice and alternative explanations (it's often beneficial to have something explained in many different ways), check out Codecademy's Git Course, particularly the first free item on the syllabus, "Basic Git Workflow". In Mod 0, we will not cover anything beyond Codecademy's intro section; however, you are welcome to check out the other git lessons listed on the syllabus if you want a head start.

2. This course is how I personally learned command line. If time permits, I highly recommend reading and practicing.

3. Also recommended by Jeff Casimir: Michael Hartl's Learn Enough Command Line.

4. Add tab completion to make your life easier: Type Less. Do More.

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