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.

Ordered data (Prep)

• Explain the limitations of arrays when storing data

Key-value pairs (Prep)

• Define an object property
• Identify key-value pairs in an object literal

Accessing properties (Prep)

• Access object property values with dot notation
• Define the term “literal”

Query strings (Prep)

• Identify the query string section of a URL
• Identify query parameters within a query string
• Explain why an object is a more useful structure for storing query parameters than a string

Parsing a single key-value pair (Prep)

• Suggest a way of splitting a string into an array
• Destructure an array of length 2

Access with variables (Prep)

• Explain when square bracket notation may be necessary to access an object
• Explain why a previous test breaks once the implementation changes

Parsing multiple parameters (Prep)

• Describe how to extend a strategy for one item to multiple items

Objects Workshop (Prep)

• Practice solving problems with objects

Prep Conflict Resolution (Prep)

• Understand the different theories and actions about conflict resolution

Group Project: Tic-Tac-Toe - Steps 1 to 6 (Backlog)

• Split tasks among a group
• Write code according to a specification
• Write tests for your code

Mandatory Sprint 2 Codewars Katas (Backlog)

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

Play the Bandit (Backlog)

• Develop your command line skills

Read about Mental Models (Backlog)

• Define “mental models”
• Research some relevant examples of mental models

Review a fellow trainee's CV (Backlog)

• Gain exposure to other people’s writing styles
• Give constructive feedback to colleagues

Working with your team (Backlog)

• Receive feedback from a colleague

Giving feedback on the e-mails (Backlog)

• Give feedback to a colleague

LinkedIn research (Backlog)

• Set up an effective LinkedIn profile

Make a business proposal to take a risk (Backlog)

• Practice writing a business proposal

Stretch Sprint 2 Codewars Katas (Backlog)

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

Mentored pair programming (Backlog)

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