02 -- Tools on Tuesday -- Jorge Hernandez

[jorgehjr84]

Assignment

markdown

• Yak Shaving
  • [x] WIP Issue: 02 -- Tools on Tuesday -- YOUR NAME
  • [x] WIP Branch:
  • javascript-koans:02--tools-on-tues
  • USERNAME.github.io:01--right-mindset (cont'd)
  • [x] WIP Files:
  • USERNAME.github.io
    • growth-vs-fixed-mindset.md
    • about/javascript.md
  • javascript-koans
    • koans/AboutExpects.js
    • koans/AboutArrays.js
    • koans/AboutFunctions.js
• [x] **The Right Mindset (cont'd)
  • [x] added Rough Draft to growth-vs-fixed-mindset.md
• [x] Reading JavaScript
  • [x] added 2 more entries
  • [x] added 5 more entries
  • [x] added 10 entries!
  • [x] added 1 "weirdo" operator
  • [x] added function
  • [x] example function definition
  • [x] example function invocation
• [x] JavaScript Koans
  • [x] forked https://github.com/mrdavidlaing/javascript-koans
  • [x] cloned it locally with git or hub
  • [x] worked in branch 02--tools-on-tuesday
  • [x] pushed to Github: git push origin 02--tools-on-tuesday
  • [x] opened Pull Request
  • [x] NORMAL MODE
  • [x] AboutExpects.js
  • [x] AboutArrays.js
  • [x] AboutFunctions.js
  • [x] BEAST MODE
  • [ ] AboutObjects.js
  • [x] AboutMutability.js
  • [ ] AboutHigherOrderFunctions.js
  • [ ] NIGHTMARE MODE -- ALL KOANS

    The Right Mindset

The second stage of the Writing Process is Drafting: writing a series of quick, rough attempts at cohesive thought with minimal editing. Through this process, the author revises her stance on the organization and presentation of the ideas in the piece, also revising her outline in the process. Your next step towards your essay is to produce your first Rough Draft, although you might produce many. Keep them all in the growth-vs-fixed-mindset.md file, adding commits for each as you go. Don't clobber your outline! Keep it around and revise it as you go. In the next stage, you'll start revising your drafts and outline into your final essay.

• Write at least 1 Rough Draft in growth-vs-fixed-mindset.md
• Keep all drafts you author; commit at least once for each.
• Leave your outline! Revise it based on your drafts.

  Reading JavaScript

Tonight, add 10 more entries to about/javascript.md for some of the operators we covered today in class, and particularly include that weirdo: typeof. There are some others like him in the documentation; bonus points for covering some crazy cousins. Also include coverage of the function keyword and include examples of function definitions and invocations. Identify the pieces and parts of your examples with code comments. If you're struggling with the format of your documentation, try following the example below:

• add 10 more entries to about/javascript.md
• cover any operators that we used in class that seemed odd or confusing
• include the typeof operator
• include the function keyword,
  • provide examples of function definitions and invocations
  • identify the pieces of your examples with code comments
• incorporate feedback from Assignment 01
• use the format below, if it's helpful

  Sample Format

# About JavaScript

## Operators

### Arithmetic

#### `+` -- addition

Given two `Number` values, produces the sum of those values as another `Number`. For example:

    1 + 1 // yields 2
    2 + 2 // yields 4

. . .

## Functions

Functions are a form of [control flow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_flow) used in computer programs... (you fill in the rest)

### `function` keyword

The `function` keyword is used to _define_ a function with parentheses and curly braces:

    // This is a Function Definition for `whatever`...
    function whatever ( /* arguments go here */ ) {
      // body of function goes here
    }

Once a function has been defined, it can be _invoked_ by... (get the picture?)

JavaScript Koans

A koan is "a story, dialogue, question, or statement which is used in Zen practice to ... test a student's progress." Many people have contributed to sets of koans for learning programming languages, as well. The JavaScript Koans maintained by David Laing are good practice problems to help you gauge your understanding of JavaScript. Fork and clone his repository so that you can work on the problems locally. Just opening the KoansRunner.html file in a browser is sufficient (open KoansRunner.html); remember to reload the page after you save!

Create a branch in your cloned fork called 02--tools-on-tuesday and commit your work to that branch. Push your branch to Github (git push) and open a Pull Request from your 02--tools-on-tuesday branch into the master branch of your fork... not the original. Didn't you know you could do that? Remember to link your open PR to your WIP Issue in the class repo!

• fork https://github.com/mrdavidlaing/javascript-koans
• clone your fork locally
• create and checkout a branch named 02--tools-on-tuesday
• open KoanRunner.html in a browser
• complete AboutExpects.js, AboutArrays.js, AboutFunctions.js

  BEAST MODE

In addition to NORMAL MODE, complete AboutObjects.js, AboutMutability.js, AboutHigherOrderFunctions.js as well.

NIGHTMARE MODE

Complete all of the koans.

Additional Resources

[jorgehjr84]

https://github.com/jorgehjr84/javascript-koans/pull/2

[jorgehjr84]

https://github.com/jorgehjr84/javascript-koans/pull/4

[al-the-x]

Thanks for the link to the other PR. Remember to link to your USERNAME.github.io repo, too.

[al-the-x]

Please review and close.