Virtualpet9.21.17 sd

1. Build a Virtual Pet with Javascript
September 2017
Wi-Fi Name: Deskhub-main
PW: Create2017!
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-sd
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2. Instructor
Dominic Damian
Thinkful Mentor
Full Stack Developer
Jiu Jitsu Instructor
TA's
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3. About you
What's your name?
What's your goal?
What is your coding background?
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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
Starter code review (5 min)
Learn key Javascript concepts (25 min)
Build your app! (40 min)
Go over solutions (10 min)
Next steps (10 min)
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8. Starter code
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-starter-code
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9. Defining a variable with Javascript
var firstVariable = 20
Initialize variable
Name of variable
Value of variable
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10. More about variables
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11. Introducing our pet "object"
Name
"Thinkpup"
Weight
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Happiness
0
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12. Working with objects
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13. Basic functions
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14. If, then, else
pet is hungry feed it
go to park
if true
if false
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15. Conditionals example
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16. Real developers use Google... a lot
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17. Let's work on the first step together
http://bit.ly/tf-virtual-pet
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18. Solution
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19. Ways to keep learning
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20. For aspiring developers, bootcamps fill the gap
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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21. 8989%%
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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22. Our students receive unprecedented support
1-on-1 Learning Mentor
1-on-1 Career MentorProgram Manager
San Diego Community
You
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23. 1-on-1 mentorship enables flexible learning
Learn anywhere,
anytime, and at your
own schedule
You don't have to quit
your job to start career
transition
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24. Take a Thinkful tour!
Talk to one of us to set something up !
Take a look through Thinkful's
student platform to see if
project-based, online learning
is a good fit for you 👀
While we're at it, give us
feedback on tonight's
workshop.
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