![Page 1: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
1
![Page 2: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
2ThatsongwhichIjustplayediscalled▶“Begrüßung”,whichmeans“Welcome”inGerman.Itistypicallyplayedatthebeginningofahunttowelcomeallhunters.
WewelcomeyoutodaytoourHuntforbetterwaystosharelocalizedknowledgewithinourworkteams.
▶ SOUND Speakingofhunts,recentlyIfoundmyselfdeep inaforest,▶ SOUND surroundedbyafamilyofsquirrelscalleda“scurry”.
AsIlookedupatallthetreesIrealizedthat…
2
![Page 3: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
1Squirrelsaresomeofthebestaccidentaldevelopersintheworld.Squirrelsdevelopforests!
Ifonlytheycouldrememberwheretheyputtheirbuildingmaterials…
�AsthislittleguychewedonmybootshetoldmehisstoryaboutSquirrelWorks.
Ithinkthereareafewthingsthatweallmightlearnfromhim...
3
![Page 4: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
ThingswerechaoticatSquirrelWorks!The developersscrambledfuriouslytodelivertheirnextproducts.Manyshooktheirheadsandtailswonderinghowthey’devermeettheirschedules.
AsatSquirrelWorks,themostexpensivepartofoursoftwaredevelopmentisthecostofdevelopers!Oftenenough,littleisinvestedinhelpinguslearnalltheproprietarythingsweneedtobeproductive.
Asaresultwetoofeelthecrunchtodeliver.
4
![Page 5: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Thedevelopingforesthadchanged asaresultofdownsizingseasonedsquirrels.Asitsinhabitantsrebuilt, therewasfiercecompetitionforscarceresources.Theownersoftheforestexpectedbusinesstogoonasusual.
Haveyoueverbeenfrustratedarrivingintosuchateam?Youworkedhardtokeepup.Buttherapidlychangingsystemsandneedtoabsorbtribalknowledgeslowedyourmomentum.
Perhapsyoualsoweremotivatedtohuntforbetterwaystolearn.
5
![Page 6: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Despitethis,therewasmuchanticipation intheSquirrelWorksscurry.
Poppywasbusy finishingupanewRESTfulinterfacebutexcitedandanxiousasheawaitedthenews…
6
![Page 7: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
It'saSquirrel!WhataproudPoppy!Everybody,meetZippy!
Newkitswerebornseveraltimesayear.Eachtime,thescurrywasunprepared!
LikeBabykits,newdevelopersonourteamsaresomewhatInnocentandimpressionable...andweneverseemtoknowwhentheywillarrive!
7
![Page 8: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
1Zippy,likeallnewkits,reliedheavilyonthescurryforcareandfeeding.Heconsumedthealreadyscarceacornsatarapidpace,justlikedevelopersgrabeverypreciousfacttheycan!
Thiswasabigtimedrainontheoldersquirrels,Especiallyconsideringthatthereweremorekitstocomewitheachlitter.
AsZippygrew▶ hebecameabitmoreself-reliant.Itwouldn’tbetoolongbeforeZippywouldbeexpectedtofollowinPoppy’sfootsteps@Squirrelworks.
8
![Page 9: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
1 ZippysoonlearnedthatAcornsweremorethanjustfood.Acornsarepowerfulnuggetsofinformation.▶Theycanbeanimmediatesnackorplantedtogrowstrongtreesthatproduceevenmoreacorns.
Inthesameway,ourdevelopmentknowledgecanbeplantedAndgrownintolearninghomes,whichproduceabundantAcornstofeedthesquirrelliestofdevelopers.
9
![Page 10: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Squirrel’steethneverstopgrowing.Theymustcuttheirteethonacornstostayhealthy.
Likedevelopers,bynatureSquirrelsareconstantlycravingsomethingtocuttheirteethonorthey’llgocrazy!
Asdevelopers,cuttingourteethhelpsustomasterourcraftandbeself-reliant!
10
![Page 11: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Somethingsarewellknownbyallscurries,butasZippygrowsandasksquestionsspecifictohisworld…Hediscoversthattheseacornsaren’tsoeasytofind!
AsDevelopersweneedsimilaracornsofknowledgetodoourwork.Sometimes, likeZippy,wedon’tknowwhomtoaskforhelp.
AUDIENCE:Curious,whatkindsofacornsareyoutypicallylookingforinyourownforest?
I’vebeenonhuntsfor:Howthingsworkintheapplicationdomain…ElusivearchitecturediagramsCodingstandards,releasesteps,
thelistgoeson.
11
![Page 12: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Zippywatchedtheoldersquirrelsbury theiracornsinallkindsofstrangeplaces.
Theirintentionsweregoodinstoringthem…buttheseplacesaren’tconducivetotheirpurpose!
AUDIENCE:Whichplacesareyourteamsusingtostoreinformation?• email,• SharePoint• GoogleDrive• Jive,• WikisHowarethoseworkingoutforyou?
12
![Page 13: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
1HowlongdoyouthinkittakesZippytofindhisAcornanswerhere?I’llsaveyouandZippysometime. ▶ZippyhuntedforacornsinEmail,whichtended tobeapopular Squirrelwayofsharingknowledge.
Howmanytimeshaveyoureceivedanemailcontainingananswer,yetdon'trememberwhereyouputit?
Howmanytimeswereyousure yousentananswertosomeoneelse,yetcouldn’tfinditwhentheyaskaboutit?
Zippyrealizedhowquicklytheseanswersbecameobsoleteaswell…
13
![Page 14: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
1OnedayZippyspentanhourhuntingforanacorn.
Whenhefoundone,hespentanother30minutescrackingitopen…onlytofindanastyweevil!Acornweevilsburrowintoacornsandeattheinsides.▶Therewasn’tanythingusefulleft.Thisactuallyhappenedtohimalot…wastinghistimeandenergy.
Timeandconstantenvironmentchangeseatawayatinformationlikeaweevil.
14
![Page 15: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Frustrated,Zippythoughthe’daskothersquirrelsforhelp.Zippy’sfirstsearchforhelpingettingacornswasunfortunate.
Hequickly foundsomesquirrelswillfighttodeathovertheirterritory.Zippywasscaredtoapproachtheseguysandcouldnevertakeadvantageofanyusefulacornstheymighthave.
15
![Page 16: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Knowanysquirrelswithbigheads?
Zippyfoundsomesquirrelswhoonlysharedifitimprovedtheirprowessamongsttheothers.
Unfortunatelytheydon'trealizethatsharingtheirprizedacornswithEVERYONEwouldgreatlyboosttheirstanding!
16
![Page 17: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
1FinallyZippywent toseekthemostseniorsquirrel,butshewasalwaystoobusyandhardtofind▶Evenwhenshewasactuallyavailable.
17
![Page 18: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
4SometimesZippy gotanswersthatdidn’thelphimatall.▶▶These arereallifeexamplesofInternal Acornyms…▶ jargon…▶ shoptalk.
Thesearetechnicallyacornsworth keeping…butthey’redisguised intermsthatnoteveryoneunderstands…especiallybabysquirrels!
18
![Page 19: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
AfteralmostseeinghismentorinaclosecallwithaLamborghini....
Zippywasamazedathowmuchthescurryreliedonthesemethodsofsharingacorns.
19
![Page 20: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Everysquirrelneedstofeelcompetent.Zippywasnoexception.
Sometimesthegapbetweenhereandthereseemedimpossible.
Thegapb/wwhatyouknowandwhatyouneedtoknowistoowide.Itfeelslikeyouneverwillbeabletogettotheotherside…
Asquirrel(ordeveloper)shouldn’thavetofillthegapwiththemselves.
20
![Page 21: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Zippyfeltleftoutinadesertofincompetenceandwastewithnowateroracornstosustainhimself.
Smalleffortsfeltmomentous.Hisworkwasmoreexpensive.
Ittooklongertofinishbecausehespentsomuchtimeandenergylookingforwhatheneeded.
Somebodyhelp!!
21
![Page 22: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Frustrated, Zippywantedtofindabetterway…hewantedtohelpandmakethingseasierforhisscurry.
Hedecidedtotakeawalktoclearhisheadandthinkaboutthings.
22
![Page 23: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Onhiswalk,ZippymetaContractorsquirrelnamedRockywhowasfromafarawayscurry.
Astheytalkedaboutwheretheywerefrom,Zippyconfidedhistroublestohisnewfriend.
RockywasveryexcitedtotellZippythattheyoncehadthesameproblems,butnotanymore!
“Comewithme”Rockysaid,“Iwanttointroduceyoutosomeone!”
23
![Page 24: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
1RockyintroducedZippytoOctocat.
Octocattaughthimaboutabetterwaytostoreandmanageacornanswers.
AUDIENCE:doesanyoneknowthiscat?Ahyesthenyoumightknowsomeofourstory
Butyoumightalsoknowhim as▶…
24
![Page 25: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
6"OctobiWanCatnobi".
“Zippy,YouneedtofollowthepathtoGitHub.▶
GitHubprovidesaplacetostoreandmanageacorncontentusingthesameprocesswhichhumansuseforbuildingsoftware.
Bycreating▶ contentusingthelightweight▶ Markdownlanguageandstoringitina▶ Repository,
▶ JekylltransformstheseAnswerAcornsintoan▶ htmlforestof▶ beautifullearningtrees
25
![Page 26: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
2Zippy:TheGitHubPath?
“YesZippy,YouneedtofollowthepathtoGitHub.
Ihaveaneasywayforyoutoremember:If youdothesethingsyouandyourteamswill▶ bemore▶ PRODUCTIVE!
Zippyfollowmecloselyaswebeginourjourney.
26
![Page 27: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
5 10 ▶TheProcessforgettingcontentintoGitHub is easy.
First▶setup aRepositoryand▶Forkyourowncopy.Then▶create contentinMarkdown.▶ Commit into your Fork.▶ Create a Pull Request.
▶▶ Peerreviewdifferencesand ▶ communicateyourideas.
Onceeveryoneagreesthatthechangesaregood▶mergethemintotheRepository.
Thisprocessisstrongoncommunicatingandreviewingcontent!
27
![Page 28: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
• 5▶ WhyuseMarkdown?• ▶ Freesyoutofocusoncontentinsteadofhtml.• ▶ Formatcanbeeasilycompared.• ▶ Historicalrecordshowsyouallchangesmade!• ▶ Lintcontenttoensureeverythingisintherightplace.
28
![Page 29: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
4 5Markdown:
▶ forstructuringcontent:likeHeaders,whichcanbeusedtobuildaTOC▶ ListsTables
forBasics–▶ Bold,Italics,Underline,Strikethrough,emojisLinksandImages
▶ SyntaxHighlightingforpresentingsourcecode
▶ Fireballsite
29
![Page 30: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
PAUSE“Whoops,sorryZippy,Octocathasbeenhelpingapackofhuntingdogsandincludedthewrongslide.”
“Anyways,puttingallofthisstuffintoarepositoryisn’thelpfulunlesstheacornsareRetrievableoncetheygointotheforest.
Youwantamechanismforallowingsquirrelstobeabletofindtheacornthattheyneedquickly.”
30
![Page 31: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
2“Byadding▶ informationcalled“FrontMatter”tothefrontofeachAcorn’sMarkdown,youcanuseittohelpwithsearches.
JekyllandGitHubPagesuseFrontMattertobuildasmartindexforsearch.”
ThisdatacancontainTitle,Tagsoranythingasquirrelmightwanttoadd.
▶ Thesearchindexbuilderisconfiguredtousethesefields.
31
![Page 32: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Zippycomplained abouthavingtolookeverywhereforacornsstoredwilly-nilly.
GitHubhelpswiththatbykeepingeverythinginOnePlace.
Hereacornswillgrowintoaforestofbigoaksforyourscurrymemberstoliveandthrive.
Whereyouplantandmaintainyouracornsimpactsfuturegrowthandbenefitseveryonedowntheline.
32
![Page 33: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Zippy,itisveryimportanttoremember!
Make surethatyoudon’taddacornsthatarealreadyintheforest.Itisimportantforyourcontenttobeunique!!!
Ifsomethingalreadyexists,enhanceit!
33
![Page 34: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Themosteffectivecontentwillbesimpleandeasytoread.Thishasalottodowithwritingstyleanddiscipline.
Keepthingsshortandcomprehensive…ifyourtopicisgettingtoolong,breakitdownintoitssmallestcomponents.
Thisistheartofworkingbottomuptocreatethesimplest,readablecontent!
34
![Page 35: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
1 Zippystartedtowalkaheadandexclaimed:“SurelythisisstraightforwardsofarMaster,itevenlookseasy!”
Octocatlookedbackindisbelief:“Thereisstillmuchtolearnyoungone.”▶ “CultureChangewillbeadifficult,butnecessaryandveryimportantpartofmakingthiswholethingwork.”“Changingmindsandheartstodifferentwaystakesotherskillswhichyouwilllearn.”“Keepcommunicating.”“Getothersinvolved.Everyoneownstheacorns.”
35
![Page 36: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
1“Therearemany acornstogatherandarrange.Thismightbeoverwhelming!Sometimesithelpstoimaginealltheacornsintheforestandhowtheyfittogether.”
“Ifthisseemstoohard,envisionyourselfinthetallesttree,onthehighestlimb.Lookfromthetopdownandarrangealltheacornsinyourmindaccordingtowhichtreebranchestheyreallybelongto.▶“ThenusenamingtoidentifyandorderallyouracornsintoaTaxonomywhichstructuresyourforest.
36
![Page 37: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
3▶ GitHub createsaPagessiteforeveryrepositoryandfork.▶ Jekyllisalwaysrunningand▶processingmodifiedMarkdownfilesintoviewablepages.Yoursitewillbecurrentwithnewcommitsfromanyone.Incrementalchangeswillonlyrebuildwhatisnecessary.
37
![Page 38: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
3 “Onceyou’vemasteredcreatingand committingyourcontentacornsusingMarkdownandGitHub,thereismoreInstrumentationtoexplore!
You can setup and run your own▶ local Jekyll server.
Then use your favorite▶ IDE as an authoring system alongside your local Jekyll server.Each IDE can be enhancedwith feature-rich▶ Markdown plugins.
This setup is nice for writing and testing if you’rewithout internetaccess.
Youwillnoticeyourserverstartuptimeincreasewiththeamountofcontentandprocessingwhichyouadd.
38
![Page 39: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
2 Beyond Markdown, there is much more to use in creating anawesome Jekyll site.
Jekyll is built upon▶ Ruby, and luckily you can runwithouta religious conversion.Ruby functionality is packaged in Gems.
Github provides a▶ GitHubPagesGemwhich packages all Jekyll dependencies.
By adding this GitHubPagesGem to your local environment,you keep currentwith the Jekyll productas it evolves!
39
![Page 40: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
4 The GitHub iPages Gem provides access to more gems which add functionality toJekyll.▶The Shopify Liquid gem gives you programming power to build content on yourpages. Examples include content hierarchy, table of contents and page to pagenavigation sections for each page.▶The jekyll-coffeescript gemlets youwrite Javascriptmoreelegantly.▶The sass gem allows you to style your site elements, tables and images moreconcisely.▶The Rouge gem provides beautiful syntax highlighting for your code snippets whichyou can style with sass.▶The minima gem provides Jekyll’s default theme, which you can customize to yourneeds. Included inminima is Disqus support for comments andGoogleAnalytics.
40
![Page 41: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
4▶ WithJekyllandyourowncreativityyoucanrenderstunningpagesthatcontain:
▶ aHierarchy,▶ AspeedysearchindexfromyourFrontMatter,▶ aTableofContentsforeverytopicheader
41
![Page 42: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
5Zippy’s eyeswidened.“ThatlookssoamazingandeasyOctocat,everyonewillwanttousethis!!!”
Octocatsighed:“Maybeso,butanysquirrelcanusethesetoolsto�addacornsofLOWValue.”
“Squirrelscanbelazyandblindtowhattheyalreadyknow.ThisiscalledtheCurseOf�Know�ledge.Theythinkthatothers� alreadyknowwhattheyknow.”
Howmanytimeshaveyoureadsomethingorhadsomethingexplainedtoyouasthoughitwerethemostobvious� thingintheworld…onlytobeleftmoreconfusedthanbefore?
42
![Page 43: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Alittlecontextgoesalongway!
Zippyasked:Whatiscontext?
Octocatstretchedouthisarmstoshowthat:“ContextfillsthegapbetweenwhatYOUKNOWandwhatothersquirrelsmayNOTYETKNOW.
43
![Page 44: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
2 Squirrelsarecontenttoaddthe▶ “HOW”partbutoftenleaveoutthemostimportantpart:Context!
“ThisislikefindingonlyanacornCapandcallingitanAcorn.YetitisnotacompleteAcorn!”
▶ “What,Why,When,Where,Who”arejustasimportantas“How”andprovidecontext.
Simplyaddinganacorndoesn’tmeanthatthejobisdone.
Wehavetogenerateacornsthatothersquirrelscanactuallyconsume.ContexthelpscreatecompleteacornsoftrueValue.”
44
![Page 45: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
8Zippyjoggedaheadagain:“Master,IthinkthatIamready.”
Octocatremainedmotionless.“Thereisonemorelessonwhichyoustillmustlearn!
Don’tletyouracornsrotandkeepyourforestpruned.YourcontentandtoolsneedtoEVOLVEwiththeorganization.
Herearesomethingswhichyoumightwanttoconsiderevolving…
▶Viewership- knowandengageyouraudience▶Content- findeasierwaystoaddexistingcontent;▶explorenewsourcesand▶betterwaystowork▶Quality- findwaystoimprovethequalityofcontentand▶Efficiency- maketheprocessingmoreefficient.▶Repositories- youwillfindotherrepositories…keepinfointherightplace,bringitallin.▶ reference
45
![Page 46: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
1We'vejustcoveredsomereallyimportantlessonsZippy.Welearnedthat...
VISITEACHONE
Finally,Octocatsmiled:“Ifyoufollowtheselessons,youwillbe PRODUCTIVE!”
46
![Page 47: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Zippyreturnedtohisscurry,veryexcited tosharehisnewideas!
47
![Page 48: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Everyoneelseseemedskeptical…afterall,they’dalwaysdonethingsthesameway.
Tribalownershipwasaverystrongforcetoovercome.
48
![Page 49: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
1ButZippypersisted,rememberingwhatOctocathadtaughthim.
Hewantedtocreatealearningforestandcallit▶ “SquirrelUniversity”.
Slowlybutsurely,hestartedworkingthroughthebarriers.
49
![Page 50: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
First,Zippymadeitapointtogetmanagement’sbacking.With theirhelpandsupport…thetransitionwouldbemucheasier.
Dependingonyourmanagementtypes,thiscouldbeyourbiggestchallenge.Hopefullyitismucheasierthanthis!
AUDIENCE:Would thisbesupportedforyourteams?
50
![Page 51: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Aftergaininghismanager ’ssupport,Zippyaddedhisnew learningsintotheirprocess.
Zippyandhismanagersmade thesechangesofficialandbroadlycommunicatedtheexpectationstothescurry.
Nolongercouldscurrymemberscontinuetodothingsthewaytheyalwayshad.
NowwhenthingschangedduringaSquirrelSprint,TeammemberswererequiredtoupdatethoseacornsinSquirrelU.
51
![Page 52: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
Zippyknewthathecouldn’tdothisbyhimself.
HeobservedthattheGreysquirrelsinhisscurrywerethebestleadersinplantingacorns.
Theyinstinctuallycontributedtogrowingtreesofknowledgeintheforest.
However,becausetherewasn’tadesignatedplaceforplantingthem,theacornsoftengrewinthewrongplacesorwereforgotten.
RecruitingtheGreysquirrelstoplanttheiracornsinSquirrelUwasakeytogettingtheforeststartedandbeginningtothrive.
TheothersquirrelbreedscopiedtheGreysquirrel’shabitsandefforts.
Attribution:Funnystack.compg9SpiderManFunnySquirrel
52
![Page 53: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)
Zippyis eagertosharethisvideoofaTEDTalkbyDerekSivers onstarting amovement…thisentireprocessisdepictedinlessthan3minutes.
Itseemedtodescribeexactlyhowhisexperiencehadgone.
▶ CUT@1:55.9,…andthat’showyoustartamovement!
haveyouseenthisbefore?Zippywantstowatchallthetime.
53
![Page 54: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/54.jpg)
TheseLeadersconvertedpassionatesquirrelsIntoforestevangelists.
Theyenthusiasticallyspreadthewordandgottheirhandsdirty.
Theyorganizedthelargeamountofknownacorns.TheyIdentifiedacornswhichwerestillneeded.Theytaughtothersquirrelshowtocontributetheirvaluableacorns.
54
![Page 55: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/55.jpg)
Zippyalsopulledtogetheragroupofexpertsquirrelsandgavethemjobsasthe“gatekeepers”totheforestcontent.
Theyensuredthatonlyqualityacornsmadeitintotheforestbycheckingthat:• theacornswererelevant(oakacornsnotwalnuts!).• TheacornsarecompletewithCONTEXT.• theacornswereaccuratewithsufficientdetail.• theacornsweren’tduplicates.• Theacornswerebeingplantedintherightplaces.
Byinspectingpullrequeststheyaddressedissuesbefore theacornwasplanted.
55
![Page 56: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/56.jpg)
2Fromthere,thecommunitystartedtheirtraining.
▶ TheylearnedhowtouseGitHuband▶ thenewprocessofplantingacorns…strengtheningtheiracorn-plantingskills.
Alongtheway,ZippyandhisleadersweretheretohelpreinforcetheconceptstheOctocathadintroduced.
Byplanningforthesethingsintheirsprints,andworkingonthesealittlebiteachday,theirforestwasgrowing.
56
![Page 57: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/57.jpg)
He alsointroduced“pairedprosing”,like“pairedprogramming”…encouragingsquirrelstoworktogethertoplanttheiracorns.
Justlikewithcoding,havingmorethanonesetofeyesonthetaskhelpstocreatebetter,morecomprehensivecontent.
57
![Page 58: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/58.jpg)
Zippy encouragedthescurrytoteamupwithothermembersoftheforest.
Thisexercisebroughtinfreshskillsetsandperspectives.Theywereabletotaptheexpertstogetthebestinformation.Theyfoundthestrongestwritersandcollaborators!
Itbecameeverysquirrel’sjobtoactivelyprunethegrowingtreestoremovedeadinformationandtoupdatechanges.
58
![Page 59: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/59.jpg)
4 Throughoutthiswholeprocess,Zippylearnedtheimportanceofpatience. Thiswasn’tanovernightprocess.
▶ Hehadtoremaindiligentanddisciplinedincontinuingshowingscurrymemberstherightway.
▶ Growthofanytreetakestime, soyouhaveto▶ keepwateringthesoiland▶ encouragingthecommunitytohelpandkeepplanting.
59
![Page 60: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/60.jpg)
2Anoaktreeproducesadecentamountofacornsinitsearlylife.
Butafterafewseasons,it▶ explodeswiththousandsofacorns!
Knowledgeplantedinthelearningrepositoryismuchthesame.
▶ Ifthetreestayshealthy,thereisatippingpointwherethevolumeofqualityacornsthatitprovidesisoverwhelminglyvaluable.
60
![Page 61: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/61.jpg)
Finallythesquirrelsinthescurryarecommunicatingandsharingtheiracorns.
Zippy’s scurryhaslearnedthatinsteadofonlyeatingacornsforimmediategratification;Thosewellplantedacornsproducenewtreesthatbecomelearninghomes,
Whichinturn,produceevenmoreacornswhichfeedlotsofsquirrellydevelopers.
61
![Page 62: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/62.jpg)
Sothat’sZippy’s story asIheardit.
SincethenZippyhasmadetremendousprogressonSquirrelU.Ithoughtthatyoumightbeinterestedinhisprogress.Letstakealook!
62
![Page 63: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/63.jpg)
OurteamhascontinuedtobuilduponZippy’s efforts.Weareusingthesetoolsinourworkteams.60+developersareinvolvedingatheringcontent.
Theseinvestmentsoftimearepayingusback!• Newteammembersareupandrunningfaster.• Competentdevelopershaveplentytosharpentheirteethon.• Seniorarchitectsstayfocusedontheirmainjobs.• Effortsarespentonhigherlevelproblems– notproblemsalreadysolved.• Tribalknowledgehastransformedintoreallearningtrees!
63
![Page 64: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/64.jpg)
2Beforewegettoofarfromthescurry,
� IwanttothankGitHub forthisprivilegeofsharingwithyoutoday.Andalsoforprovidingsuchagreatproduct!
Plus,▶ myteamthatwassosupportiveincreatingourlearningenvironmentandthispresentation.
64
![Page 65: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/65.jpg)
…andperhapsmostimportantly,Thankyouforjoiningusonourneverendinghuntforacornstoday.
Thisallstartswithyou.Youcanmakesuchahugedifferenceforyourteam.Chooseabundanceoverscarcity.
PleasetakeanAcornbacktoyourworkplace.Planttheseacornsinyourteams.Growthemintoyourownhealthyinformationforests.
Finally,enjoythebenefitsofhavingmoretimeandenergytoproducegreatproducts!
65
![Page 66: 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in ... · 1 Squirrels are some of the best accidental developers in the world. Squirrels develop forests! If only they could](https://reader035.vdocument.in/reader035/viewer/2022071015/5fcdc95221139a7ddd1337c6/html5/thumbnails/66.jpg)
4▶ SOUNDZippyis remindingusofhoweasyitistogetstarted!Forkacopy of▶Zippy’s RepositoryandPlaywiththe▶ SquirrelUsite!
Zippylooksforwardstomeetingyouagain!
Ifyou’veanyquestionsorareinterestedincollaborating,comeonup!
▶ SOUNDOUTRO:Zippers!
66