To download this repo run the following command or use the git features of your IDE.

git clone url_of_repo

Commit as often as possible
Write useful commit messages
Every time you sit down to work run git pull to make sure you have  your latest changes
Every time you commit and whenever you are done working for the day run git push to make sure your changes are stored
DO NOT remove or comment out parts of the gitignore. You may add to it.
DO NOT commit non-code files
DO NOT use the GitHub website to make commits or modify files. If you are unable to use git locally please come to office hours
DO NOT make branches, pull requests, or issues