Compiled Learning Objectives

At the end of the sprint, you should be able to do the following things. Make sure to check you can do them all, and if not, go back and keep practicing until you can.

GitHub.dev

• Access the dotdev environment on a library computer if you do not have your own

Install VSCode

• Download and install VSCode
• Identify the key parts of the VSCode interface

Create a work folder

• Navigate and manipulate the file system using a terminal
• Create a named directory to store your work over the course

Version control software

• Define a repository
• Define a commit
• Explain the purpose of version control software

Sharing history

• Identify the number of commits on the main branch of a remote repository
• Identify the author, time and message of a given commit on GitHub

Inspecting a commit

• Given a remote repository on GitHub, identify the files and folders from any commit in a version timeline

Inspecting previous versions

• Use a Git history to view previous versions of a project
• Find the commit that corresponds to a particular version of a project

Forking a repository

• Create a fork of a repository

Working locally

• Clone a remote repository from GitHub into a local folder
• Define the terms ‘remote’ and ’local’ in the context of GitHub

Viewing files from a git clone

• Open a cloned repository in your IDE
• Explore the repository in your IDE
• Open the Integrated Terminal in VSCode

Branching

• Explain why a git repository may have multiple branches
• Describe what’s special about the branch named main
• Create a new local branch in a git repository

Wrapping up Git

• Commit changes to a local git branch

Read and watch How This Works

• Explain the importance of prep
• Subscribe to the global calendar
• Locate the quickstart curriculum overview

Using the curriculum

• Describe our mission
• Identify the key elements of our educational philosophy
• Describe how a flipped classroom works
• Identify the key pages of the curriculum interface
• Explain the sequencing of work in a typical week

Slack Libs

• Find an post to a thread in Slack.
• Use emoji in Slack.
• Format text in Slack.
• Mention a user in Slack.