Ongoing Dojo Ideas

#Idea Wall

Example:

• Catchy Dojo Blog Post Headline

-- Explain the Dojo in as few words as possible.

-- We just need to get the idea of what the Dojo could be about.

• D3.js

  • http://d3js.org/

• Angular

  • http://angular-data.pseudobry.com/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email

• Build an app using http://ionicframework.com/

  • We could build something from scratch or open an existing github project: https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg

• Dig into JavaScript application frameworks like Node + Express to get a better understanding of them.

  • To do this we may make up a simple task like build a todo list using Node + Express etc.

• Google Analytics Best Practices

  • Let's create a best practices for starting a project and adding in GA
  • Include common functions such as tracking file downloads, special campaign tagging, etc.

• API DOJO Hack

  • Use an existing API and create a fun and useful app with it.
  • Example: Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, etc.
  • Build a social wall with multiple APIs (could be a Ruby project)

• Build an Iowa State Fair app

  • Build a quick easy app in PhoneGap using Google Maps and a service like FireBase
  • The app should plot food locations and on a map of the IA State Fair
  • Bonus feature: compare prices of food items

• Dig into WebGL???

• Dig into the HTML5 canvas tag

• Finish our Facebook plugin

• Finish our secret santa app

• http://hood.ie/

  • It's a set of tools that let you build offline-first apps and is targeted at making people who aren't rockstar developers get productive fast.

• Web Components

  • Dig into Web Components using Polymer
  • We can offer a few ideas of what to build
  • Discuss whether it's worth it to use web components at this point. What are pros and cons?