Getting Started with Serverless

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GitHub

This week, you will be going through steps to set up tools needed to be successful in this camp. If you are already familiar with some, feel free to skip to the end and complete the task to move on.

✅ Tasks:

• Optional: complete the get started with GitHub guide.
• Create a new branch named test.
• Add a paragraph introducing yourself under the About Me section in the blog.md file in root.
• Commit the change to test.
• Draft a pull request to your main branch, naming it Adding self introduction and add a detailed description of your contribution.
• Whenver you're ready, click ready for review
• If the bot approves your changes, merge the pull request.

What is GitHub?

GitHub is a industry-standard platform allows developers to save and collaborate on code. You can use GitHub to manage your files, changes in your project, version control (the ability to revert back to previous versions of your code as well as versions developed by other programmers), and more.

Check out "The Github Flow" for more information on issues, pull requests, committing, and branches!

If you want to learn more about what it is and how to use it, try taking this GitHub Learning Lab Course. After finishing it, you will have a strong understanding of all the features GitHub has to offer.

✍️Vocabulary

‼️ Repositories

Repositories (or repos) are essentially folders where you can store files of code. The repo of our camp was duplicated into your account when you clicked "Create Template" so that you can commit changes and complete each lesson.

‼️ Issues

For our camp, each week is placed inside an issue. Only when you complete the week (committing the necessary code and commenting), will the issue close and you can move on to the next issue. Don’t worry – committing changes is easier than it sounds.

💡 On usual repositories in the contributing world issues are tasks or bugs that need to be completed or fixed.

‼️ Fork

If you want to contribute to someone else's code, you would "fork" it. This creates a copy of the code under your account that you can make changes to. Create a fork when you want to make changes to someone else's code and contribute to it.

‼️ Branch

Creating a branch on a repository is like forking a repository. You would do this when you want to make changes to your code without harming a working version.

‼️ Pull Request

Once you make changes on a forked repository or another branch, you might need to bring the changes into the "main" repository. This allows YOUR changes to be visible in the main project! *You are basically asking for permission to "merge" your changes."

This allows you to:

⭐ Collaborate on code

⭐ Make comments

⭐ Review the contributions made

‼️ Command Line Interface

A Command Line Interface (CLI) is your computer's visual application for accessing its operating system. There are different types of CLIs for different operating systems, such as Terminal for MacOs and PowerShell for Windows. If you have Windows, make sure to also install Git Bash for a better tool. In upcoming issues, we will refer to your CLI as your Terminal or Command Line, but remember that they mean the same thing!

Key functions you should be familiar with after this task include:

• Committing changes
• Forking a repository
• Making a new branch
• Making a pull request

❓ What do all the emojis mean?

Glad that you asked!

Emoji	Meaning
💡	Helpful tips
‼️	Important info
❓	Question you may have
⭐	Features

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