#Development 1.0

Git Standard Practices

1. Using .gitignore

Useful .gitignore templates: GitHub

The .gitignore file is a text file that tells Git which files or folders to ignore in a project. A local .gitignore file is usually placed in the root directory of a project. You can also create a global .gitignore file and any entries in that file will be ignored in all of your Git repositories.

Guide to Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu

• This guide assumes you are installing Ubuntu 18.04 or later (64 bit version)
• This guide is an overview. It does not cover a lot of corner cases which often come up while doing the process.
• Also some points might be confusing to the new user.
• There are reference links to other resources which explain the steps in further detail. I highly recommend reading them.
• If your Windows is installed in legacy mode i.e. MBR(Master Boot Record) style partitioning, install Linux in legacy mode
• If your Windows is installed in UEFI mode i.e. GPT style hard disk partitioning, install Linux in UEFI mode

Chrome Dev-Tools

• Google Chrome Developer Tools Crash Course
• Inspect Network Activity
  • Video: Inspect Network Activity - Chrome DevTools 101
  • Network features reference
  • Filter requests by properties

Intro to various optimization metrics

Why does speed matter?

• Performance plays a major role in the success of any online venture.
• High-performing sites engage and retain users better than low-performing ones.
• Performance has directly impacted the company's bottom line.

Techniques for improving site performance

• Image optimization
• Serve static assets with an efficient cache policy
• Eliminate render-blocking resources
  • Remove unsued CSS and JS
  • Use defer and async for JS
• Compress JS and CSS
• HTTP/2 protocol is used instead of HTTP/1.1,