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Hi I am new here. I am currently applying to a class for learning computer code. I literally know nothing about code but halfway through the application this is the message that I got Explain a complex topic from your area of expertise in 500 words or fewer. This writing should be original to this application. Citations are welcome, but not necessary. and now I am here trying to figure out how to fulfill the request. I have tried reading how to and watching tutorial videos but I am still puzzled can someone help me please? |
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What exactly is it that you’re puzzled about? If you go to https://gist.github.com/ while logged in you should automatically get the form to create a new gist. Is anything there unclear? Or are you puzzled by Markdown? |
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thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Not sure where to start, do I need to know how to code already in order to fulfill the request or is this just something that i can just type into and then send them a link? Thanks for your help. |
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No coding necessary at this stage. Would be very weird of them to require that for an introductory class. 😉 So, let me break down that task for you:
kimgandy:
Basically: Write an essay about a topic you’re familiar with.
kimgandy:
What they’re really asking here: Can you read a form and follow instructions? 😅 One thing about gists that may not be immediately obvious: You can edit them, and they keep a record of such changes.
kimgandy:
Markdown may need a bit of explanation. It’s basically just text with a few extra characters for formatting, like enclosing words in asterisks ( |
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YOU…ARE…AWESOME! Thank you so much! |
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No coding necessary at this stage. Would be very weird of them to require that for an introductory class. 😉
So, let me break down that task for you:
Basically: Write an essay about a topic you’re familiar with.
What they’re really asking here: Can you read a form and follow instructions? 😅
One thing about gists that may not be immediately obvious: You ca…