Compiled Learning Objectives

Prep dir

• Create a working prep directory for the module

Creating test files

• Create files for the first problem
• Open the first problem in your prep directory
• Use the terminal to control VSCode

Grouping data

• Explain why using multiple variable declarations for related data is problematic

Arrays

• Access items in an array using an index
• Identify the benefits of using an array to store information

Calculating the mean

• Describe how to compute the mean of a data set in JavaScript

Summation

• Describe how to sum the numbers in a list
• Explain why repeated statements are hard to maintain

Iteration

• Define iteration
• Explain why iteration is relevant in a particular problem

Calculating the median

• Describe how to calculate the median of a list in JavaScript

Assembling the parts

• Identify a bug when a function gives an unexpected output

References

• Define reference
• Describe some effects of variables being assigned the same array reference
• Identify when 2 variables will share the same array reference

Mutation

• Define mutation

Side effects

• Define a side effect
• Describe how side effects lead to buggy code

Implementing all the cases

• Translate a requirement into a failing test
• Implement code to fix a failing test

Arrays Workshop

• Practice solving problems with arrays

Fail Fast Prep

• Relate the failing fast concept to your life experiences

Create or review your CV

• Write a CV which includes your new skills

Mandatory Sprint 1 Codewars Katas

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

Mentored pair programming

• Talk aloud when thinking about a problem.
• Write code in front of someone else.
• Analyse your strategies for solving problems in code.

Play the Bandit

• Develop your command line skills

Read and practice: The Cycles of TDD

• Explain the Cycles of TDD

Stretch Sprint 1 Codewars Katas

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