Jquery and JS app 08/14

1. Build an App with Javascript & jQuery
August 2017
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http://bit.ly/thinkful-jquery-app
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2. Instructor
TAs
Jasjit Singh
Thinkful Atlanta General Manager
Self-taught developer
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3. About you
What's your name?
Why do you want to learn JavaScript/jQuery?
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4. About Thinkful
Thinkful helps people become developers or data scientists
through one-on-one mentorship and project-based learning
These workshops are built using this approach.
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5. Suggestions for learning
Don't treat this as a drill, we're making something real
Don't get discouraged, struggle leads to mastery
Don't be shy, take full advantage of our support
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6. This is what we're making
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7. Agenda
Go over starter code (10 min)
Learn key jQuery & Javascript concepts (30 min)
Build your app! (30 min)
Go over solutions (10 min)
Next steps (10 min)
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8. Quick HTML/CSS Refersher
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9. Starter code walkthrough
http://bit.ly/tf-shopping-list
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10. Think of our HTML as a "tree"
<form>
list-content
<input>
item-input
<ul>
shopping-list
<button>
add-item
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11. What is Javascript? What is jQuery?
<input>
<ul>
shopping-list <button>
<li>
String
cheese
<li>
Summer
sausage
<li>
Chicken
nuggets
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<div>
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12. "Grabbing" a section directly
$('.shopping-list')
jQuery always starts with this
Element to grab
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13. jQuery walkthrough
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14. Attaching an "Event Listener"
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15. Real developers use Google... a lot
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16. Let's work on the first step together
http://bit.ly/tf-shopping-list
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17. Solution
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18. Ways to keep learning
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19. For aspiring developers, bootcamps fill the gap
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20. 87%87%
job-placement rate + job guarantee
Link for the third party audit jobs report:
https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-statshttps://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-stats
Thinkful's track record of getting students jobs
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21. Our students receive unprecedented support
Your Mentor
Q&A Sessions
Career CoachSlack
Program Manager
YouYou
Local Community
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22. Mentorship enables flexible learning
Learn anywhere,
anytime, & at your own
pace
You don't have to quitYou don't have to quit
your job to startyour job to start
career transitioncareer transition
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23. Thinkful Two-Week Trial
Talk to one of us and email jasjit@thinkful.comjasjit@thinkful.com to learn more
Two-week course with 6 mentor
sessions for $50 ($750 value)
Start with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Option to continue with full bootcamp
Financing & scholarships available
Offer valid for one week after eventOffer valid for one week after event
Jasjit SinghJasjit Singh
GM, Atlanta
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