Each module you will create one check-in issue using the template in your
class repo. You will use this issue to track your progress through the
Suggested Study resources, the Sunday Prep materials, and individual
Exercises. You will write your Thursday Check-Ins in this issue. check-in
issues won't be placed on the module project board.
You should try to complete the 🥚's and being the 🐣's
Most modules will have exercises to practice alongside the projects. These emoji's will help you figure out how to spend your study time as effectively as possible. If you can't master all the material at once, that's expected! Anything you don't master now will always be waiting for you to review when you need it:
- 🥚: Understanding this material is required, it covers the base skills you'll need for this module and the next. You do not need to finish all of them but should feel comfortable that you could with enough time.
- 🐣: You have started all of these exercises and feel you could complete them all if you just had more time. It may not be easy for you but with effort you can make it through.
- 🐥: You have studied the examples and started some exercises if you had time. You should have a big-picture understanding of these concepts/skills, but may not be confident completing the exercises.
- 🐔: These concepts or skills are not necessary but are related to this module. If you are finished with 🥚, 🐣 and 🐥 you can use the 🐔 exercises to push yourself without getting distracted from the module's main objectives.
Alongside each project there will be a set of exercises. Unlike projects the exercises will focus in on specific skills, tools or concepts. Exercises are made up of smaller and more repetitive problems to solve, always with tests so you can move through them with confidence.
Sometimes there will be a lot of exercises, and these exercises can be quite challenging. You should start each set of exercises to be aware of the skills you're expected to apply in the projects, but you are not expected to complete every exercise right away when they are assigned. If you find you want to dive deeper into one topic, or that you've finished the project early and want to keep studying, go on and finish all the exercises! Otherwise they'll always be there for you, you can go back and complete the exercises later in the course or after you leave HYF. This has been a successful strategy for many students before you.
Exercises will come in 3 general types as well:
- Theory: Theory exercises will look deeply at the technologies you are using. All of these exercises will be accompanied by an execution visualization for you to really understand what's happening behind your code. You might find these exercises a bit dry, or might love them! Either way they're worth every minute you spend studying them. If you don't take the time to master the theory exercises you will have a hard time debugging your code, applying the technologies correctly, writing & reading tests, or effectively using the developer tools.
- Practice: These exercises are what you probably think of as standard coding exercises, the types of challenges you find on FreeCodeCamp and other web tutorials. Practice exercises will be bite-sized coding challenges that ask you apply the technologies you studied in Theory exercises to solve small challenges.
- Integration: Integration exercises are effectively tiny projects. In them you will practice integrating the various skills and technologies you've learned so far into realistic (but tiny) projects. Imagine something like building 5 websites with only one button each. It's enough to practice the process of building and completing something without getting lost in the size of your project.
100% Optional, these are just suggested resources
Each module will include a list of study links helpful for that module's learning objectives. If you don't find them helpful or prefer another resource, no worries! If you find a great resource that you think would help other students, please share it with a pull request!
You will use the Suggested Study section of your check-in issue to keep
track of the resources you've found the most helpful during the module.
You should be familiar with the lesson material before each lesson
At the top of each chapter's section you will find a list of videos, articles or examples to study before coming into class on Sunday. These resources will be organized by topic. You do not need to deeply study each and every link, but we do expect you to familiarize yourself with each topic. This might mean studying one link from each topic in detail and only skimming the rest. It's up to you to find the method that works best for you.
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