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<p>Today is 2025.03.18</p>
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<pre><code>- https://github.com/orgs/commons-research/discussions
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<p>Learning Python <sup id="fnref-1"><a href="#fn-1" class="footnote-ref">1</a></sup> and citing <sup id="fnref-2"><a href="#fn-2" class="footnote-ref">2</a></sup></p>
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<p><sup id="fnref-1"><a href="#fn-1" class="footnote-ref">1</a></sup> <a href="https://codefinity.com/get-started/spa/v8_new_brl?utm_source=google&#x26;utm_medium=cpc&#x26;utm_campaign=21435973810&#x26;utm_content=163793080723&#x26;utm_term=learning%20python&#x26;dki=Learning%20Python&#x26;gad_source=1&#x26;gad_campaignid=21435973810&#x26;gbraid=0AAAAABTeUgTiJp_rfgOunPW09KksdE-PH&#x26;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq9v_0YmyjQMVzamDBx2LOB7TEAAYAiAAEgLMHvD_BwE">https://codefinity.com/get-started/spa/v8_new_brl?utm_source=google&#x26;utm_medium=cpc&#x26;utm_campaign=21435973810&#x26;utm_content=163793080723&#x26;utm_term=learning%20python&#x26;dki=Learning%20Python&#x26;gad_source=1&#x26;gad_campaignid=21435973810&#x26;gbraid=0AAAAABTeUgTiJp_rfgOunPW09KksdE-PH&#x26;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq9v_0YmyjQMVzamDBx2LOB7TEAAYAiAAEgLMHvD_BwE</a></p>
<p><sup id="fnref-2"><a href="#fn-2" class="footnote-ref">2</a></sup> Allard, P.-M. (2023). The Digital Botanical Gardens Initiative repository. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7662428">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7662428</a></p>

Have a look at the COMMONS research discussion forum

This is Jade's COMMONS Lab daily Open Notebook.

2025-03-18

Concrete steps to access and contribute to the DBGI Dendron


![](/assets/images/allard-lab.jpg)

Welcome the the COMMONS Lab Open Dendron !

In the [COMMONS Lab](https://www.unifr.ch/bio/en/groups/allard/) we intent to follow the [Open Notebook Science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-notebook_science) approach to document our research.

For this we use the [Dendron](https://www.dendron.so/) system as a mean to efficiently capture notes and publish them.

## What is this note

This note is a succinct tutorial note aiming to get you started in the use of the COMMONS Lab Dendron.

## Tutorial

### Dendron. 

#### What is Dendron ?

> Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool. Think of it as a cache for everything that you care about - if you've spent more then five minutes solving a problem, you should never spent any more time solving the same exact problem.
> 
> Dendron is a knowledge base built by and for developers and integrates natively with IDEs like VS Code and VSCodium.

#### Where to get more info on Dendron ?

- You can get more information in the Dendron system at the official website www.dendron.so
- All the Dendron documentation is hosted here https://wiki.dendron.so/. It is, obviously, a Dendron itself.

#### Concrete steps to access and contribute to the DBGI Dendron

1. Install [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/download)
2. Install [Dendron](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dendron.dendron) from the VSCode marketplace 
3. Clone the COMMONS Dendron repo

    In your terminal
    ```
    git clone https://github.com/commons-research/commons-dws-public.git
    ```
4. In VSCode open (File/Open) the cloned repository.
5. Voila ! You should now be in the COMMONS Lab Open Dendron.

Feel free to explore and contribute.
A first, important step could be to configure VSCode so that you can easily add a daily note. See steps described at [[open-notebook.commons.setup]]


## Questions, comments, suggestions ?

Feel free to contribute here https://github.com/orgs/commons-research/discussions

