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Essential ingredients to be a good team player

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Ever wondered what it takes to be a good TEAM PLAYER ? I will be sharing my perspective based on what it takes to be a good team player and building leadership skills based on the limited however diverse experience I had so far be it working on collaborative projects and community events. Let's get started! -- Efficient Communication      A good communication between the team solves most of the conflicts and differences of opinions. It is not just about your ability to express your thoughts with clarity in a good tone and pitch but also the fact that how the other person receives it. This is what brings us to the pointer how important is EMPATHY. Bring out the best out of the other person is what will make you a LEADER if you have deeply inculcated an empathetic approach towards all team members.  It is also the responsibility of the other team member to take ownership and develop a spirit of collaboration and mutual understanding rather than competing against one a...

How to download a local copy of a selected directory/folder of a GitHub repository?

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Ever came across a situation where you only needed a local copy of a selected directory or folder and NOT the entire project directory? Or may be a few files from a very large GitHub repository... Well! I faced this issue recently while working on my final year UG project. Lets revise the basics... To clone a GitHub repository git clone <github-repository-name> The same logic will not work for project directory link using git clone      https://download-directory.github.io/  has got you covered.  Just paste the required link in the search bar and the download will start automatically.