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Pat Neel's Turing Career Development Pre-Work
  1. "Move fast and break things" really spoke to me, because I'm often very hard on myself especially when I make mistake. Making a mistake is where you will make the most progress and real the valuable skills. "Know when to give back". Is a really important idea to me. You can't get better or grow by yourself. You need the help and support of others. Help and support could also mean helping and supporting others. "Absorb massive criticism with ease". I think it can be very hard to take criticism without learning or being super defensive about it. Also to not speak up for what you're being criticized in a constructive manner. There is a fine line between the two that can be hard to find sometimes.

  2. I think the idea of a checlist could prove especially benefical as a student in the begining forgetting steps in your code. It would help immensely in the oraganization of code and the structure. As a full time developer a checklist would help cut down on basic mistakes and some of the stupid stuff. I think it w

PRE WORK DAY 1

On a website, what is the purpose of HTML code? The purpose of HTML code on a website is to provide the text, and the basic structure of the website.

What is the difference between an element and a tag? Tags are containers and tell you about the information between the opening and closing tags. An element comprises the opening and closing tags and any information that lies between the two.

Why do we use attributes in HTML elements? Attributes indicate what kind of extra information you are giving to an elements content.