This directory holds text-first presentation sources for Base. Presentations are orientation material, not canonical product references. When slide content needs implementation detail, link to the README or focused documentation page instead of duplicating the reference text.
- Base Newcomer Orientation introduces Base as a workspace control plane for multi-repo development.
The markdown file is the canonical deck source. Generated PDF or PPTX files are not committed by default because they are derived artifacts and can drift from the checked-in source.
Attach generated files to a release, workshop note, or external sharing surface when needed. If generated artifacts are ever committed later, the PR should state why, name the exact source revision, and update this policy.
Use Marp CLI when a shareable PDF or PPTX is needed. The commands below generate artifacts from the checked-in markdown source without adding Marp to Base's default setup path.
mkdir -p /tmp/base-presentations
npx --yes @marp-team/marp-cli \
docs/presentations/base-newcomer-orientation.md \
--pdf \
--output /tmp/base-presentations/base-newcomer-orientation.pdf
npx --yes @marp-team/marp-cli \
docs/presentations/base-newcomer-orientation.md \
--pptx \
--output /tmp/base-presentations/base-newcomer-orientation.pptxFor repeatable workshop or release exports, record the Marp CLI version used:
npx --yes @marp-team/marp-cli --versionOrdinary documentation validation does not require export tooling:
git diff --checkWhen export tooling is available, smoke-test the export commands before sharing generated files and inspect the resulting PDF or PPTX manually.