This is the mandatory pre-work for Code 401: JavaScript that counts as 5% of your total course grade. When this course nears its start date, you will be invited to an online portal named Canvas where you can confirm that you've completed this prework and claim credit.
Start on the pre-work as soon as you can and be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to complete it. Allow yourself more time than you think you will need so that you can take breaks and not get overwhelmed.
Note: All prework is due before start of first class
- Configure Bash
- Download and setup Slack
- Setup Git
- Install Node and NVM
- Setup WSL -- Windows users only
- Install Mongo
- Install REST Clients
Download/Purchase/Bookmark the following books. We will be assigning readings from them throughout the course.
- ES6 Features
- Eloquent JavaScript
- You Don't Know JS series (specifically, the "Scopes and Closures" and "this & Object Prototypes" books)
Practice deploying, testing, and submitting your lab assignments. In this assignment, you will create a new "lab" assignment, deploy it, and properly submit it to canvas as you will do throughout the course. Tutorial video included...