Compiled Learning Objectives

At the end of the sprint, you should be able to do the following things. Make sure to check you can do them all, and if not, go back and keep practicing until you can.

Playing computer (Prep)

• Analyse each line in a given program and state what the line does when the program executes
• Differentiate between a function declaration and a function invocation
• Define a frame
• Describe what happens when a function is called
• Differentiate between a local frame and a global frame

Introduction to Testing (Prep)

• Explain the need for testing when writing code
• Define “unit testing”

Writing Our First Test (Prep)

• Export a function from a file
• Implement a test case to describe the behaviour of a function

Failing Tests (Prep)

• Interpret the output when a test fails
• Modify a function in response to a failing test

Knowing What to Test (Prep)

• Identify gaps in test coverage
• Define an edge case

Anonymous functions (Prep)

• Explain the difference between a named function and an anonymous function

Arrow functions (Prep)

• Write an arrow function
• Call a function which has been stored in a variable

Mandatory Sprint 1 Codewars Katas (Backlog)

• Practice applying concepts related to the sprint’s prep material in a kata.
• Problem solve a new coding challenge.

Review your development plan (Backlog)

• Define short, medium and long-term development goals

Writing an email for an internship (Backlog)

• Write an email applying for a fictional internship

Stretch Codewars Katas (Backlog)

• Practice applying concepts related to the sprint’s prep material in a kata.
• Problem solve a new coding challenge.

Screen Safari (Day Plan)

• Quickly share your screen in a Google Meet call.
• Tell a story to an audience of peers, accounting for (lack of) shared context.
• Describe what makes a brief demo engaging.

Asking Good Technical Questions (Day Plan)

• Create well constructed questions that provide helpful answers to technical issues