Glossary¶
bitmap: often used to refer to a particular bitmapping application: the pix-map, which refers to a map of pixels, where each one may store more than two colors, thus using more than one bit per pixel
CI: continuous integration
ci.yml: tells Gitlab how to turn the repository folders into a website (hidden folder)
distributed: there is no principle main server
dynamic website: in a dynamic website you do things as you go, there is a database behind it. The website links “stuff” to address the user. For example Facebook, (the content of the page everytime you refresh it will be different, the website generates a page for YOU)
generative design: a design exploration process. Designers or engineers input design goals into the generative design software, along with parameters such as performance or spatial requirements, materials, manufacturing methods, and cost constraints. The software explores all the possible permutations of a solution, quickly generating design alternatives. It tests and learns from each iteration what works and what doesn’t.
Gitlab: the server through which we manage and store documents
gui: builds graphical interface to navigate through it
homebrew is a default package manager for Mac which automatically upgrades and installs for you through the Terminal
.md(markdown):: it is a way of formatting your text (bold, etc)
shell: command line, more advanced
static website: is a direct channel, you build documentation = creates website, there is no database, it goes faster and consumes less CPU. (What you see is what you get. Everybody is getting the same page.)
version control: manages history, instead of having 1 set of files on a project you can follow the history: having different versions of a project, it handles branching and merging, you can share your work with other people, local and remote versions.