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An important part of the learning process
is actually learning how to

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ask a good question.

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Your questions are probably gonna be
technical in nature, so

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you've got to be very specific.

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So specific, in fact, you've got to
actually include the code that you're

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having problems with in your forum post.

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I'll share with you three ways you can do
this in our forums.

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Number one.

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If you have an issue with a tiny snippet
of code, use Markdown.

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To use Markdown,

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place your code wrapped in three brackets
on the line before and after.

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After the first set of back ticks you can
specify the language you're

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using to help us with syntax highlighting.

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Number two.

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If it's more than a snippet and it's a
front end project,

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use something like Codepen.

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If you're using a backend language like
Ruby or

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PHP, the easiest way to show your code
will be with GitHub.

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If you don't know what Git is, check out
our Git course.

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It's an essential part of a developer or a
designer's toolset.

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But be sure not to share any sensitive
data base or

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cloud storage information such as
passwords.

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Good luck, and pretty soon a student or

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a teacher from Treehouse will answer your
question.