This document provides an overview of building a virtual pet with JavaScript. It introduces the instructors and Thinkful, explains they will be making a virtual pet app, reviews key JavaScript concepts like variables, objects, functions, and conditionals, and works through building the initial code together. The agenda includes reviewing starter code, learning JavaScript, building the app, reviewing solutions, and ways to continue learning including Thinkful's free course.

1. Build a Virtual Pet with JavaScript
January 2018
bit.ly/jspet-phx
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2. About us
Joe Previte, TA
Digital Marketing Manager, Web Developer
Thinkful Instructor/TA
Dave Hoel, Instructor
Software Developer
Thinkful Graduate
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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
We train developers and data scientists
through 1x1 mentorship and project-based
learning.
Guaranteed.Guaranteed.
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5. This is what we're making
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6. Agenda
Starter code review
Learn key JavaScript concepts
Build your app!
Go over solutions
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7. Starter code
bit.ly/virtual-pet-starter-code
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8. Defining a variable with JavaScript
var firstVariable = 20
Initialize variable
Name of variable
Value of variable
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9. More about variables
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10. Introducing our pet "object"
Name
"Thinkpup"
Weight
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Happiness
0
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11. Working with objects
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12. Basic functions
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13. If, then, else
pet is hungry feed it
go to park
if true
if false
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14. Conditionals example
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15. Real developers use Google... a lot
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16. Let's work on the first step together
bit.ly/tf-virtual-pet
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17. Solution
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18. Ways to keep learning
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19. Thinkful's free course
75+ hours of curriculum for two weeks
HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Unlimited mentor-led Q&A sessions
Personal Program Manager
bit.ly/web-dev-freebit.ly/web-dev-free
Thinkful Coding Prep Course
$1500 FREEFREE
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