A 120 day learning plan to refresh the basics of OOP, get a command of Full Stack Javascript, build clean UIs with React, explore the cutting edge, and practice skills you'll need to be productive team member like advanced git and TDD.
- 💎 Object Oriented Programming
- 💎 ES6+ Javascript
- 💎 Node
- 💎 Mongo
- 💎 PostgreSQL
- 💎 React
- 💎 Redux
- 💎 React Native
- 💎 Git/Github
- 💎 CS Theory
- 💎 Machine Learning
- 💎 Test Driven Development
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🗓️ Introduction To Building Accessible Web Apps (Wed. Mar. 20th - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Build An Accessible Full Stack Node App w/ Postgres (Wed. Mar. 27 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Creating Reusable React Components w/ Atomic Design (Wed. Apr. 3 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Introduction to Test Driven Development (Wed. Apr. 10 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Build A Full Stack Accessible Node App w/ Postgres, React, and Full Test Coverage - Part 01 THE BACKEND (Wed. Apr. 17 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Build A Full Stack Accessible Node App w/ Postgres, React, and Full Test Coverage - Part 02 THE FRONTEND (Wed. Apr. 24 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Build A Full Stack Accessible Node App w/ Postgres, React, and Full Test Coverage - Part 03 THE DEPLOYMENT (Wed. Apr. 24 - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🤸🏽🏄🏾🏌🏽BREAK🤸🏽🏄🏾🏌🏽
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🗓️ Become The Architect - How To Build Large Scalable Web Apps (Wed. Jun. 5th - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Intro To Machine Learning - Learn The Concepts, Math, and Theory(Wed. Jun. 5th - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
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🗓️ Build A Machine Learning App - Detect And Destroy Your Enemies(Wed. Jun. 5th - 6:00pm @ 50 Milk)
The plan is broken down into 9 week chunks. Each week will have the following:
- 📖 Important Readings
- 📼 Supplemental Videos To Watch
- 💻 Practice Problems
- 👩🏽💻 A project that you will submit via Github to receive feedback
- 🚌 Lecture on most Wednesdays @ 6pm
Coming Soon
- 🚀 Week 04: Full Stack JS (Node, Express, PostgreSQL)
- 🚀 Week 05: React
- 🚀 Week 06: Test Driven Development
- 🚀 Week 07: Beautiful Backends
- 🚀 Week 08: Beautiful Frontends
- 🚀 Week 09: Build Process & Deployment
| Day 01 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 01 | To help refresh the basics of JS |
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 02 | Learn the new ES6+ variable syntax |
| Watch | JS Fundamental Video | Review of all the major concepts in JS (☠️ WARNING: Not ES6+) |
| Do | Sign Up for JS30 | Daily Challenges that will help you learn JS |
| Do | Sign Up for CodeWars | Daily Challenges that will help you learn JS |
| Day 02 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 03 | Learn proper conditional syntax including switch statements |
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 04 | Better understand loops |
| Do | JS30 #01 | Learn to interact with the DOM && use Audio |
| Do | CodeWars Fundamentals | JS syntax / problem solving practice |
| Day 03 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 05 | Learn all about functions including new ES6+ fat arrow syntax |
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 06 | Get comfortable with objects again |
| Watch | JS Object Fundamentals Video | Review JS Objects |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 04 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 07 | Get comfortable with using / manipulating arrays 🚨 IMPORTANT FOR INTERVIEWS |
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 08 | Learn important string methods 🚨 IMPORTANT FOR INTERVIEWS |
| Do | JS30 #02 | Learn JS Fundamentals && CSS manipulation with JS |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 05 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The JS Way Ch. 09 | Dive into the basics of Object Oriented Javascript |
| Watch | JS OOP Crash Course | Review OOJS |
| Do | Build a Simple Calculator using JS OOP best practices | Reinforce OOP and get comfortable submitting PRs on Github |
| Weekend | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | You Don't Know JS: this & Object Prototypes | REALLY LEARN JS OOP principles |
| Do | Refactor your Calculator and Resubmit | Reinforce OOP and get comfortable submitting PRs on Github |
PostgreSQL
| Day 01 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | Big O Notation Explained | To help refresh the basics of Big O Notation |
| Watch | Big O Video | Big O explained simply in video |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 02 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | The Imposters Handbook - Big O Chapter | Deeper Dive into Big O |
| Watch | MongoDB vs. PostgreSQL | Video breaks down the differences 🚨 WATCH BEFORE CLASS |
| Do | Go to class | Leon just wants to spend time with you - Also, covering complexity, MongoDB vs. PostgreSQL, and basics of PostgreSQL |
| Day 03 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | PostgreSQL / MySQL comparison | Learn all about the difference btw PostgreSQL and MySQL |
| Watch | Great Simple Intro. to PostgreSQL | Simple intro to PostgreSQL the covers everything we did in class 🚨 WATCH ALL 4 Videos |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 04 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Do | If you haven't yet INSTALL PostgreSQL | Redo the queries from yesterdays video without looking at the answers. Ask for help in #alumni-course |
| Do | JS30 #06 | Learn JS Fundamentals && Yes, we are skipping - doing just the 🤑 money projects 🤑 |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 05 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | ACTIVELY READ: PostgreSQL Tutorial Sections 1 - 3 | Dive into the basics of PostgreSQL |
| Do | Setup a PostgreSQL DB and do a complex query | Reinforce PostgreSQL learning from this week |
| Weekend | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | ACTIVELY READ: PostgreSQL Tutorial Sections 4 - 9 | REALLY LEARN PostgreSQL |
Web Accessibility LECTURE Wednesday @ 6pm
| Day 01 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | What is accessibility? | A great intro to web accessibility |
| Watch | Keep In Mind | Who and what to keep in mind when building applications 🚨 WATCH BEFORE CLASS |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 02 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Read | Web Accessibility Cheatsheet | Quick overview of important accessibility factors |
| Watch | Google's Web Accessibility Course - Lesson 01 | Explore the diversity of user experiences 🚨 WATCH BEFORE CLASS |
| Day 03 | Material | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Do | Go to class | Leon just wants to spend time with you - Also, covering Web Accessibility! 🚨🚨🚨 |
| Day 04 | Material | Why |
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| Watch | Google's Web Accessibility Course - Lesson 03 | Web Accessibility - Semantics Basics |
| Do | JS30 #15 | Learn JS Fundamentals && Yes, we are skipping - doing just the 🤑 money projects 🤑 |
| Do | CodeWars: 1 Kata | JS syntax && problem solving practice |
| Day 05 | Material | Why |
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| Watch | Google's Web Accessibility Course - Lesson 05 | Web Accessibility - ARIA |
| Do | Build An Accessible ToDo List | Try your own before following the guide! ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ |
| Weekend | Material | Why |
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| Do | Make Your Portfolio Accessible | Be the change. Bring the ruckus! Submit on Github! 😇 |