Introduction To JavaScript

The module challenge is the afternoon project or assignment that students work through independently. This expands on the guided project completed earlier with the instructor.

Advanced CSS and JavaScript

JavaScript Foundations

Objectives

• use let, const, var and demonstrate their differences.
• understand and be able to use different operators.
• write a basic for loop / while loop.
• write control flow using if/else statements.
• use function declarations, expressions, and arrow functions and describe their differences

Introduction

Today you'll worth through 7 JavaScript Tasks to practice today's objectives and get familiar and comfortable with the foundations of JavaScript.

Exercises are outlined in the index.js file, please read the instructions carefully for each task and complete it. Note that you may have to use your googling skills to research and look things up if you do not have all the information you need to complete the task.

Instructions

Task 1: Set up Project

Using VSCode, Codegrade and Command Line:

1. Fork the repo
2. Go into canvas and connect your reop to codegrade
3. Clone your forked version of the repo
4. DO NOT CREATE A BRANCH. You will be pushing your changes to the main/master today
5. cd into your repo
6. open the terminal in your vs code and type npm install
7. open a split screen terminal with the window button on your terminal
8. next type npm run test in one side of your terminal and npm run start in the other side
9. Complete your work making regular commits to main/ master your codegrade score will update each time you make a push.

Task 2: MVP

Find the index.js file and complete the tasks as written.

Testing & Debugging

Open a second terminal inside of your project by clicking on the split terminal icon

Inside of your second terminal type npm start

You will be running your tests in one terminal and debugging in the other. As you work on your code you should make use of console.log to check your progress and debug.

Task 3: Stretch Goals

After you have completed the requirements, try any of the following challenges. As always, note that these may require additional research beyond what you learned in this module.

• See tasks labelled stretch. Please ensure you've completed MVP before you attempt the stretch goals. Note that you may need to look forward to tomorrow's training kit in order to complete the task.

Submission format

Please submit your project via codegrade by following these instructions See part 2, submitting an assignment with codegrade

Resources

🧮 Polya's 4 Step Approach to Problem Solving