Jsgame1418sd

1. Build a Game with Javascript
January 2018
WIFI: CommonGrounds Guest
Password: Buildyourstory!
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codepen.io - glitch.com
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2. Instructor
Taner Gill
Thinkful Graduate
Software Engineer at Shapa
Coffee Nerd
TAs
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3. About you
What's your name?
What brought you here today?
What is your programming experience?
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4. About Thinkful
Thinkful helps people become developers or data scientists
through 1-on-1 mentorship and project-based learning
These workshops are built using this approach.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 realwe're making something real
Don't get discouraged, struggle leads to masterystruggle leads to mastery
Don't be shy, take full advantage of our supporttake full advantage of our support
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6. This is what we're making
View example here
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7. Agenda
Learn key Javascript concepts (30 min)
Go over starter code (10 min)
Build your site with our support! (30 min)
Go over answer key (10 min)
Steps to continue learning (10 min)
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8. Defining a variable with Javascript
var numberOfSheep = 20
Initialize variable
Name of variable
Value of variable
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9. Variable examples
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10. Declaring a function with Javascript
function greet() {
return "Hello world!";
}
Initialize function Name of function
What the function does
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11. Function examples
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12. If/Else Statements
go to gas stationkeep driving
if false if true
need gas?
family roadtrip
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13. If/Else Statements
function familyRoadtrip() {
if (needGas == true) {
getGas();
}
else {
keepDriving();
}
}
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14. Comparing Values
== (equal to)
5 == 5 --> true
5 == 6 --> false
!= (not equal to)
5 != 5 --> false
5 != 6 --> true
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15. If/Else Statements and Comparing Values
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16. Parameters within functions
function adder(a, b) {
return a + b;
}
adder(1,2);
Parameters in declaration
Parameters used
within the function
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17. Examples of parameters within functions
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18. Real developers use Google... a lot
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19. Glitch setup & first steps!
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20. Answers!
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21. Ways to keep learning
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22. Thinkful's Free Resource
HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Unlimited mentor-led Q&A sessions
Personal Program Manager
OnlyOnly availableavailable during this eventduring this event
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