lab_01.md

Lab 1

Goal: Students understand how to work with open source GitHub repositories.

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Add avatar to bio

1. Clone the repository.

2. Create a branch.

3. Add a profile photo / avatar under semesters/spring_2026/img/.

4. Add the image to your Markdown file.

   • Preview

   • If the picture is big, use HTML in the Markdown file to constrain the size:

     <img src="[path]" height="200" />

5. Fill out your row of semesters/spring_2026/people.csv.

   • nickname (if applicable)
   • github_username
   • portfolio_site - if you don't have one yet, you can add it after you set it up
   • team_id - leave blank

6. Commit

7. Check out the Source Control Graph.

8. Push

9. Create a pull request.

10. Check out the repository's network graph.

11. Review the pull request of the person next to you.

12. Sneha: Merge.

13. Submit a link to your pull request in the Assignment.

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Git concepts/terms/workflow

• Repository
• Clone
• Branch
• Commit
• History
• Push
• Review
• Merge
• Fork

Slides visualizing Git history

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Merge conflicts

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One-time setup

(until class ends, or you finish)

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Lab 01 Slides