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Class 1: Growth Mindset & GitHub Pages

Markdown was created by John Gruber in 2004 as a lightweight language used to add formatting to plaintext text documents. You can add syntax to the text to indicate which words and phrases will look different, unlike a WYSIWYG editor.

We use Markdown not only because it’s supported by websites and most desktop/ web-based applications, it is also platform independent. Markdown can be created on any device on any operating system for the forseeable future.

Markdown Q&A

What symbol will create a heading in Markdown?

#

How many do you need to create the largest heading?

Only One!

How many do you need to create the smallest heading?

Six!

When making text bold or italicized for emphasis, it is best practice to use which symbol?

It is best practive to use the asterisk (*)

How do you create a link with Markdown?

To create a link, surround the link text in brackets and follow it with a URL in parentheses.

Example: [Google is a great reference!](https://google.com)

What are the three symbols you can use to create an unordered (bulleted) list with Markdown?

1. A dash (-)
2. a plus (+)
3. an asterisk (*)

Resources

• Whiteboard

Read and Bookmarked

• Getting Started
• Markdown Basic Syntax
• Mastering Markdown on GitHub

Watched

• Github Pages