This is a short list of recommended videos, articles, and courses you should complete before the course. Why? Because it gives you the best chance for success. You WILL still have questions after studying these materials, that's okay! Questions about a topic are better than no awareness of the topic at all.
You will also need to set up accounts/programs for a couple websites (they're all free) that we will use along the way. If you run in to any problems with these, no worries, just let us know. Please have your accounts set up for these before the first class!
- Nodejs Download and install.
- iTerm (for Mac users) Download and install.
- Git Bash (for Windows users) Download and install.
- VSCode Download and install.
- GitHub Sign up.
- CodePen Sign up.
- Slack (account and program) Download and install.
Once you're all signed up and have things installed, start working your way through this list of prepwork as much as you can.
Take notes on what you find interesting or confusing and reach out along the way!
- CodeSchool - What is JavaScript?
- How JavaScript Works
- CodeAcademy - Intro to JavaScript
- CodeAcademy - Intro to jQuery
If you finish these or are looking for further explanation, check out this list of resources.