Coding Bootcamps: Learn Programming Basics for Top Schools

Though simple and short, this tutorial is IMPORTANT.

Make sure to take note of the hot-keys. They will serve you well throughout your entire coding career.

I learned in a vacuum with no-one to show me the tricks of the trade. These are things I wish I learned early on. I'm a little jealous of you, I'm not going to lie.

In this section we will assign some variables to different information (numbers, strings, true/false, etc). Then we can play with the variables to deepen our knowledge of how JavaScript works.

In this section we will create some strings and then use common string methods to play with them. The goal at the end of this lesson is that you will feel comfortable creating and using strings in fun, useful ways.

• Measure the length
• Split a string up
• Plus much more....

In this section we will create some arrays  play with them to get a deeper understanding of how arrays work. The goal at the end of this lesson is that you will feel comfortable creating and using arrays in fun, useful ways.

In this section we will create objects and play around with them. The goal at the end of this lesson is that you will feel comfortable creating objects, pulling data out of the objects and modifying data inside the objects. This is a really powerful section so you might feel like a bit of a genius after this.

JavaScript Koans is a test driven way to learn the language. In this section, I'll help you set it up and we can solve your first Koan, but then I'm OUT! The key to JavaScript Koans is to learn on your own. 

I noticed a lot of people have a hard time setting the learning system up at first because it's hard to know what to do your first time. That's why you'll enjoy this set-up tutorial, then I'll leave you to do the magic.

If you hit a roadblock, you can always ask questions inside the comment section of the course.

In this section we will go over a bit of a grab bag of ideas, but the key is that they are easier to understand when you piece them together.

In this section we will write a few functions. Functions are great ways to pack a whole system into a single word. You're going to LOVE this because it is a concept that really empowers you to do a lot of cool things quickly. At the end of this lecture, we'll be ready to start writing algorithms in the next section. YES! Keep going, you're doing really well.

Learn to create a pull request on GitHub. This is important because once you learn this, you will have a good idea for how to contribute to a group. Writing software often involves working with groups.

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/say-hello-to-html-elements

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/headline-with-the-h2-element

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/inform-with-the-paragraph-element

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/fill-in-the-blank-with-placeholder-text

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/uncomment-html

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/comment-out-html

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/delete-html-elements

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/introduction-to-html5-elements

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-images-to-your-website

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/link-to-external-pages-with-anchor-elements

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/link-to-internal-sections-of-a-page-with-anchor-elements

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/nest-an-anchor-element-within-a-paragraph

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/make-dead-links-using-the-hash-symbol

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/turn-an-image-into-a-link

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-a-bulleted-unordered-list

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-an-ordered-list

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-a-text-field

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-a-form-element

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/add-a-submit-button-to-a-form

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/use-html5-to-require-a-field

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-a-set-of-radio-buttons

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/create-a-set-of-checkboxes

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/check-radio-buttons-and-checkboxes-by-default

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/nest-many-elements-within-a-single-div-element

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/declare-the-doctype-of-an-html-document

Here's a link to the free coursework:

https://learn.freecodecamp.org/responsive-web-design/basic-html-and-html5/define-the-head-and-body-of-an-html-document

A mock coding bootcamp interview in which Harrison asks me to iterate through a string and count the longest streak of wins. This combines if statements and for loops. We use JavaScript to find the solution.

This is a mock technical interview so when I make mistakes, we don't correct them right away. Also, we don't run the code to ensure that it works. Once I feel happy with the code, we move on. This is challenging on purpose. It's important that you're ready for this when interviewing for a computer programming bootcamp technical interview.

After the interview, I dive back in and show how I debug my code to get it working properly. I would then send in the proper answer to my interviewers. This shows your commitment to passing the assessment.

The second part of my mock coding bootcamp interview with Harrison. In this problem, we write a function that returns either true or false when fed a number depending on if that number was prime or not. This combines loops and the modulo operator and fundamental understanding of prime numbers.

Again, this is a mock technical interview so when I forget to iterate my index, we don't correct it. We don't run the code to ensure that it works because that's what happens in technical interviews.