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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9. Defining a variable with Javascript
var firstVariable = 20
Initialize variable
Name of variable
Value of variable
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11. Introducing our pet "object"
Name
"Thinkpup"
Weight
6
Happiness
0
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14. If, then, else
pet is hungry feed it
go to park
if true
if false
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16. Real developers use Google... a lot
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17. Let's work on the first step together
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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:
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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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