This document outlines an agenda for a workshop on building a virtual pet with JavaScript. The workshop will include reviewing starter code, learning key JavaScript concepts like variables, objects, functions, and conditionals. Participants will then build their own virtual pet application with support from mentors. The document provides WiFi login credentials and links to download starter code and additional resources.

1. Build a Virtual Pet with Javascript
August 2017
Wi-Fi Name: Digital Ignition
Wi-Fi Password: Countdown54321
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
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2. Instructor
Chris Keen
Thinkful Mentor
Founder at Keen Concepts
TA's
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 2

3. About you
What's your name?
What's your goal?
What is your coding background?
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 3

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.
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 4

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
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 5

6. This is what we're making
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 6

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)
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 7

8. Starter code
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-starter-code
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 8

9. Defining a variable with Javascript
var firstVariable = 20
Initialize variable
Name of variable
Value of variable
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 9

10. More about variables
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 10

11. Introducing our pet "object"
Name
"Thinkpup"
Weight
6
Happiness
0
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g 11
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321

12. Working with objects
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 12

13. Basic functions
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 13

14. If, then, else
pet is hungry feed it
go to park
if true
if false
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g 14
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321

15. Conditionals example
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 15

16. Real developers use Google... a lot
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 16

17. Let's work on the first step together
http://bit.ly/tf-virtual-pet
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g
http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
PW: Countdown54321 17

18. Solution
http://www.loremipsum.com/example
Wi-Fi: orem Ipsum
PW: orem Ipsum
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http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: TechSquare Labs
PW: bu1ldsometh1ngb1g http://bit.ly/virtual-pet-tf
Wi-Fi: Digital Ignition
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19. Ways to keep learning
More Structure
Less Structure
More SupportLess Support
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20. 325+ mentors325+ mentors with an average of
10 years of experience10 years of experience in the
field
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21. Support 'round the clock
Your Mentor
Q&A Sessions
Career Coach
In-person Workshops
Slack
Program Manager
YouYou
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22. Our results
93%93%job-placement rate + job guarantee
Kaeside IwuagwuKaeside Iwuagwu
Link for the third party audit jobs report:
https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-https://www.thinkful.com/bootcamp-jobs-
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Frontend Developer
Sierra GreggSierra Gregg
Software Engineer
JP EarnestJP Earnest
Web Developer
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23. Try us out!
Talk to me (or email jasjit@thinkful.com ) if you're interested
Learn HTML/CSS and JavaScript
Initial 2-week trial includes
six mentor sessions for $50
Option to continue onto web
development boothcamp
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24. http://bit.ly/atl-feedback
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