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JavaScript First

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What this book covers:

In this book, you'll learn how to code with JavaScript using the node.js runtime environment rather than a browser and by the end, you will build a server and a website using JavaScript.

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Approach

This book attempts to adopt a Career and Technical Education appoach.

CTE

Learn more about the specifics of the CTE...

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Academic Structure

Every chapter and section is designed to meet some sort of state standard in the following categories:

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Learning Structure

Learning objectives are use blooms taxonomy.


Instruction

This book takes a blended learning approach designed to be friendly to both students and teachers.

Instructions are provided both in written form and online through various means.

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Online Interactions: GitPod

This is designed to provide an interactive experiance through GitPod, codetogether, gitduck and other means of activities that facilitate remote learning.

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About GitPod

GitPod is used to provide readers and students with a zero-config developer environment where they can follow along even on a chromebook or tablet.

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Read and Code Along!

Just click the button above or the GIF below. Phone, Tablet, Mac, Windows, Linux, Chromebook, as long as GitPod runs, you can learn how to code, anywhere! {.fragment .current-only }

GitPod is used to provide my readers with a zero-config developer environment where they can follow along even on a chromebook or tablet. {.fragment .current-only }

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Interaction: Twitch

I use Twitch as a way to demo new content I'm working on before I do formal classes.

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Live Streamed Classes

I'm currently using Twitch as a way to deliver free live classes and go through the content of the book every week and collect feedback on it from viewers, but I don't know how sustainable this will be without supporters.

If the button below says I'm live, Click it.


Work-based Learning

Work-based Learning is provided a number of ways:

  1. Awesome Interview Questions in each chapter.
  2. Industry Partners
  3. Small Business Events

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LOCAL Business Sponsors

I live in Arizona and I strongly believe in partnering with local buisnesses to provide job opportunities for new developers.

:::block What they get:

  1. I will build them a website live during a #CodeRedChallenge
  2. Ask my followers build their own version as a portfolio item ( job training )
  3. Host an event where they pick the winner and their new website {.fragment .current-only }

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Who are the current LOCAL Business Sponsors

Here are a few places that have chosen to sponsor me...

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    • Open: 10:30AM–8PM {.fragment}
    • Call and place an order: 623-934-3536 {.fragment}
    • Drive by pickup a Fire Dog: 6143 W Glendale Ave Glendale, Az 85301 {.fragment}

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Who are the current LOCAL Business Sponsors

Here are a few places that have chosen to sponsor me...

  1. Greenway Barbershop {.fragment}
    • Open: 8AM–5:30PM {.fragment}
    • Get a hair cut at: 15410 N 67th Ave #3, Glendale, AZ 85306 {.fragment}

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Supporting Streamers

If you like any of my streams, consider making a PR and nominating me to awesome developer Streams Awesome

Here are a few I personally recommend and frequently raid:

:::block TechnoTim

whitep4nth3r

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Publishing

This book will always be free for students and self-taught developers.

If you'd like to contribute financially towards the effort creating this book, please consider following me on medium, reading the articles on there and clapping / sharing them actually help more than you'd think.


Getting Started

  1. Signup for Github
  2. Go to the book/course repository
  3. Fork it GitHub Forks
  4. Open it on GitPod
  5. Follow along in text (readme files or medium) or video (twitch / youtube)

Chapter 1: Reteaching JavaScript & Web Development

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Lessons Type
History of JavaScript Article
Learning Terminal, NVM, Git & Node.js Article / Activity
JavaScript Datatypes Code Along
Types of Functions Code Along
Logging Datatypes Project
War Game? Project

Chapter 2: Introduction to Web Development with HTTP

  • Learn JavaScript before by building an HTTP Server with Node.js
  • Learn HTML with ES6 Template Strings
  • Secure your site with an SSL Certificate
  • Hosting your node.js server
  • Connect it to web Domain

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Chapter 3: Test Driven Curriculum

  • Unit Tests
  • Users Tests (Twitter Bot)
  • Automatic Responsive Testing
  • Automatic Cross-Browser Testing

Chapter 2: Introduction to Web Development with HTTP

In progress...

  • Learn JavaScript before HTML by building an HTTP Server with Node.js
  • Hosting your node.js server with Glitch.io
  • Build JSON API with Express

Future Chapters

This book is still in early access and open source. Which means future chapters and sub chapters in this book will be available on github in the /00-Drafts directory.

Current Content includes:

  1. Learn Mongo GitPod
  2. War Games CLI Project
  3. Test Driven Development
    1. Unit Tests
    2. Users Tests
    3. Responsive Testing
    4. Cross-Browser Testing
  4. React
  5. Data Structures
  6. Algorithms

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Road Map

This is a visual demonstration of a handful of the things I want to cover...

View the whole "roadmap"


Supporting the Content

If you like the any of the content, there are several ways you can show your support without paying a penny.

Support Open Source:

GitHub followers GitHub followers

You can also consider becoming a supporter in order to help motivate me to do a bunch more awesome stuff.

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If you got $5-20...

You should consider becoming a sponsor in order to support:

  1. Raffle every month to give back to my supporters to help it grow. {.fragment }

  2. Network with school administrators/teachers and industry professional in order to bring tech leaders into the classroom (zoom || in-person). {.fragment }

  3. Advocate the adoption of open source certifications in CTE schools. {.fragment }

  4. Help donate 4G laptops/tablets to students who are struggling during COVID. {.fragment }

  5. Create an affordable educational community that teaches people how to code and helps them achieve success in their careers. {.fragment }

Consider becoming a Github Sponsor {.fragment }

Consider becoming a Patreon {.fragment }