Rabita: Welcome to JS : 3 Weeks

RabitaMaharjan commented 1 year ago

Here is my fork of the repo

Learning Objectives

1. What is Programming

[x] Data in, Data Out: You understand that computer programs are used to transform data, and can explain a JS program from this module in terms of the data that goes in and the data that comes out.
[x] Three Audiences: You can explain how a single file of code is used to communicate with 3 different audiences:
[x] Developers: You can explain how code formatting, comments, logs and variable names make it easier (or harder!) for a developer to understand a program.
[x] Computers: You can explain how a computer follows your instructions to store, read and modify data in program memory.
[x] Users: You can explain how the computer creates a dynamic user experience by following different executions paths depending on user input.
[x] Tracing Variables: You can complete a trace table for a program that uses only variables, and can check your work using the "trace" button.
2. Just Enough JavaScript
[x] JavaScript Syntax: Given a program, you can identify these parts of JavaScript syntax:
[ ] Primitives
[ ] Operators
[ ] Identifiers
[ ] Keywords
[ ] Checks
[ ] Blocks
[ ] Function Calls
[x] Listening and Reading: You can read code out loud, and understand your classmates when they read code to you. You don't need to understand how a program works to master these learning objectives!
[x] Listening You can exactly re-write a program that a classmate has read
[x] Reading You can read a program out loud and guide your classmates to re-write exactly the same code without them seeing the program. Every indentation, semi-colon, comment and spelling in their program must be identical to yours.
[x] Static vs. Dynamic Analysis: You can explain and use these two ways of studying a program, each can help you understand different aspects of your code. To help understand this concept, the options panel in Study Lenses is organized into static and dynamic study options:
[x] Static: Studying the text in a code file without running it. Some static study methods are creating a flowchart, analyzing variables, filling out a trace table, and drawing on code.
[x] Dynamic: Running code and studying the computer's behavior. Some dynamic study methods are running code and reading console logs, using the trace button, and stepping through in the debugger or JS Tutor.
[x] Tracing Execution: You can complete a "steps" trace table for all JS language features in Just Enough JavaScript, and can correct your table using console output from the "trace" button.
[x] Analyzing Variables: You can list all the variables in a program, and answer these 5 questions for each variable:
- Where is the variable declared?
- What is the variable's scope?
- Is the variable initialized with a value?
- How many times is its value used (read) in the program?
- How many times is the variable assigned a new value?
- What types are assigned to this variable during the program's execution?
[x] Completing Programs: You can successfully fill in blanks for a program when the missing words are provided, including distractors.
[x] Translating Pseudo Code: Given a program written in Pseudo Code, you can translate it to working JavaScript.
[x] Comparing Programs: You can compare two programs with similar code and explain if they have the same behavior or not. If they do not, you can explain how they behave differently and why.
[x] Constructing Programs: You can reconstruct a program's lines and indentation, successfully ignoring distractor lines.

3. Understanding Programs

[x] Stepping Through: You can pause a script in a your browser's debugger, arrange the debugger, collapse extra panels, and step through a script written with Just Enough JS. At each point in execution you can make a prediction of the next line before executing, and can check your prediction using the scopes panel.
[x] Imperative Programming: You can explain what the Imperative Programming paradigm is, and can explain how you know the programs in Welcome to JS are Imperative.
[x] Program Goals: You understand that a full JavaScript program can be explained as a series of smaller goals, and can write names for the goals in a simple working program.
[x] Logging: You can tracing specific aspects of a program's execution and log them to the console.
[x] Tracing Backwards You can trace backwards from a program's output to it's input.
[x] Naming Variables: You can analyze how a variable is used in a program and give it two names:
- [ ]Generic: You can give a generic name to a variable based on how it is used in the program.
- [ ]Specific: You can give a specific name to a variable based on how it's used and the program's domain (the program's specific data and use-case).
[x] Describing Programs: You can read a program and describe it with comments using to the methodology from /describing-programs:
1. Zoom Out
2. Zoom In
3. Find Connections
4. Describe Goals
[x] Code Review: Given a working program you can review the code for clarity, correctness and style.
[ ] Same Behavior, Different Code: You can study simple programs with the same behavior (data in, data out) but different source code and explain how the differences matter for each audience.

4. Developing Programs

Learn to modify and write larger programs in JavaScript. You'll cover many of the hidden skills necessary to develop quality software and to work collaboratively on a code base.

[ ] Linting: You can find and fix simple linting errors in JavaScript programs.
[ ] Program Life Cycle: You can explain the two phases of a program's life cycle.
1. Creation Phase
2. Execution Phase
[ ] Fixing Errors: You can use the structured comment to describe an error in your program, and can make several educated guesses at how to fix the error.
[ ] Fixing Bugs: You can use the structured comment to describe and fix a bug in small programs.
[ ] Modifying Programs: You can make small changes in a program to change its behavior without breaking it.
[ ] Refactoring: Given a working program, you can make changes to the code without changing the program's behavior.
[ ] Writing Programs: Given a description of a program's behavior (user story + test cases), you can plan goals for the program and write code to pass the tests.
[ ] Reverse Engineering: Given a working program with unreadable code, you can:
[ ] Give the program a name.
[ ] Describe the program's behavior with a user story, acceptance criteria and test cases.
[ ] Plan goals for the program.
[ ] Develop your own working program with the exact same behavior.
[ ] Imagining Programs: Given an empty page, you can imagine and develop your own programs using Just Enough JavaScript. This includes:
[ ] A title.
[ ] A description with a user story, acceptance criteria and test cases.
[ ] Commented goals.
[ ] Fully working Code.

Week-1

I Need Help With:

Nothing for the moment.

What went well?

learning about JS through the examples and exercises and YouTube videos.

What went less well?

It's not that easy to read and understand everything, trying to understand as much as possible.

Lessons Learned

In the process of learning

Sunday Prep Work

trying to get as much knowledge as possible to be ready for next week's class.

Week-2

I Need Help With:

Exercises from the Intregate part are a bit confusing, watched the class video and checked other websites for help.

What went well?

Youtube and W3 school are the extra ways to understand better.

What went less well?

It took time to try to understand what exactly we need to do in the exercise part.

Lessons Learned

Understanding more about variables, conditions, and loops

Sunday Prep Work

will start on Saturday.

Week-3

I Need Help With:

Nothing for the moment.

What went well?

Youtube and W3 school are the extra ways to understand better.

What went less well?

In one of the exercises it was difficult to figure out what was the error. But found it and solve it :-)

Lessons Learned

understood break and debugger part.

Sunday Prep Work

sammou00 commented 1 year ago

Thanks, @RabitaMaharjan for creating your check-in.

RabitaMaharjan commented 1 year ago

Thanks to you for the info.

sammou00 commented 1 year ago

@RabitaMaharjan do you have any questions and if so, can you post them here?

RabitaMaharjan commented 1 year ago

Hey Samir, I am still studying and trying to solve the exercise but it's not possible without checking the answers specially conditionals and points afterwards. I am checking some videos too to understand them. nothing specific to ask for the moment.

sammou00 commented 1 year ago

@RabitaMaharjan , why didn't you check any item in Developing Programs? well done with googling.

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