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:
- https://get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/217626598-Get-around-faster-with-keyboard-shortcuts
- 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?
- Opt + Shift + Arrow Up/Down to navigate unread conversations.
- Cmd + Shift + K to open direct direct message menu.
- Cmd + F to search current channel or conversation.
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: Git's staging area is similar to a theatre show in that: Behind the curtain, you're changing costumes and preparing for the next scene (making changes to code) before you commit to opening the curtain and starting the scene (commiting the changes to the code and onto the repository).
If you have any questions, comments, or confusions that you would an instructor to address, list them below:
Nice work, @tbierwirth! I like your metaphor. It shows that you can still change things in the staging area but once you make a commit, those changes are more permanent.