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isabel zimmerman
Me!
- Software engineer @ Posit
- FL Poly grad in ’21 and again in ’23 👾
- Working on Positron IDE
- Building and maintaining Python packages like
vetiverandpins
You!
- What’s your degree program?
- What year are you?
- Who are you most excited to see at the career fair?
End goal
What is GitHub?
- version control: track changes and revert to previous versions easily.
- collaboration: work with others without overwriting code.
- portfolio building: show coding skills to employers.
- open-source world: contribute to real-world projects and communities.
- project management: organize tasks and track progress.
What is Quarto?
- literate programming: Create reports, blogs, and presentations with code and text.
- many formats: Export to PDF, HTML, Word, Powerpoint, and more.
Help me help you
- 🟩/🟦: I’m finished with my task
- 🟥: I’m stuck
- There will be time at the end to help you get unstuck!
What you’ll need
- A GitHub profile
- Quarto
- Either Positron or VSCode + Quarto extension
Get git on your computer
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Create repository for your blog
Create a new repository with the name: your-username.github.io
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Clone repository
Clone repository
- Run this command in the terminal in the directory you would like your website.
- For me, I use something like
~/code/isabelizimm.github.io
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Create blog!
- Use
command+shift+pto open the Command Palette - If you don’t have a
commandkey, usectrlinstead Quarto: Create Project->Blog
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Change _quarto.yml file
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Update about.qmd
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Check out your beautiful blog!
- Click
Previewbutton in top right corner OR runquarto previewin terminal
Publish blog, part 1
- In the terminal, run
quarto publish gh-pages
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Publish blog, part 2
- Go to your GitHub repo ->
Settings->Pages - Choose
Deploy from branchand set the branch togh-pages
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Source code on git
YOU DID IT!!!!
Bonus content: updating website
What is a Quarto markdown file?
- Text
- Code (either static or run on render)
- Show examples
```python
1+1
```Where can I edit the look of a website?
- Primarily in the
_quarto.ymlfile - Check out docs to see themes or other customization
- Let’s do a mini walkthrough of the site
Feel free to edit away!
Ask me about
- the data scientist -> software engineer pipeline
- working in the open
- anything else!
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