WEEK_1_PROGRESS.md

🎮 Week 1 – Core Git Habits Tracker

Goal: Get comfortable committing and pushing daily.

Each task you complete = XP gained. Tick it off when done ✅

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🌱 Day 1 – Setup & First Commit

• Create git-growth-tracker repo
• Clone repo locally
• Add initial README.md
• Commit first file: docs(readme): add initial README
• Create greet.py and commit: feat(practice): add greet.py

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🌱 Day 2 – Branching Practice

• Create a feature branch
• Edit greet.py (enhance greeting)
• Commit changes
• Merge branch into main
• Delete feature branch

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🌱 Day 3 – Commit Consistency

• Make at least 1 small change
• Commit using proper commit format
• Add/edit a small README note

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🌱 Day 4 – Mini Refactor

• Refactor greet.py function
• Commit with refactor(practice): simplify greet function

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🌱 Day 5 – Documentation Practice

• Add COMMIT_PROMPT.md for daily commit reference
• Commit with docs(commit): add daily commit checklist

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🌱 Day 6 – Small Feature

• Add new small function (example: farewell())
• Commit with feat(practice): add farewell function

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🌱 Day 7 – Review & Reflection

• Review all commits this week
• Reflect on what you learned
• Plan next week’s tasks

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✅ Level Up: By the end of Week 1, you should be comfortable with:

• Daily commits
• Branch creation, merging, and deletion
• Writing clean, descriptive commit messages
• Adding simple files and practicing small code changes