New: Video

This video walks through creating and updating a new post as well as updating a post that’s already been merged. It also goes over some of the basics of branches.

Hope it helps!

Can I Get A Volunteer?

We’re going to help Tommy the Tester create his first post.

• Create Github account
• Go to [http://github.com/silshack/spring2016]
• Create a new post with the filename _posts/<yourname>/2015-01-12-<yourname>-first-post.md Remember the importance of careful typing
• Add this to the top of it:

--- 
layout: post
author: <yourgithubname>
title: "Yourname's first post!"
---

Remember, every character matters to a computer.

• Then, underneath, write a bit about yourself.
• Write a commit message at the bottom of the github page describing what you did, like “Added Tommy’s first post”
• Look good? Create Pull Request. Or edit again if something’s wrong.
• 

Automated Tests

We use Travis-CI to automatically run tests on code. When you submit a pull request, you’ll see something like this:

Behind the scenes it’s building a whole new server and running various tests to make sure your code won’t break the site. You’ll want to make sure your code passes these tests, after which you’ll see a shiny green check mark next to your pull request. The test status is also visible in the list of pull requests:

If your build fails, don’t panic! It happens to the best of us. Click ‘Details’ and see if you can figure out what went wrong.

Also, remember that passing tests is a minimum standard. It doesn’t mean that your code is perfect, so make sure to read over your code carefully.