From 415d190edf96d7fb2cf30538f774b396d9f1ae9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan-Erik Rediger Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 15:17:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] new post: OpenTechSchool - Javascript for Beginners --- ...-opentechschooljavascript-for-beginners.md | 38 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2014-05-26-opentechschooljavascript-for-beginners.md diff --git a/_posts/2014-05-26-opentechschooljavascript-for-beginners.md b/_posts/2014-05-26-opentechschooljavascript-for-beginners.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcfee29 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2014-05-26-opentechschooljavascript-for-beginners.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: OpenTechSchool - Javascript for Beginners +date: 26.05.2014 15:15 +--- + +2 month ago I coached at OpenTechSchool's [HTML & CSS for Absolute Beginners][htmlfab] workshop. +This weekend I once again helped at one of their workshops, this time [Javascript for Absolute Beginners][jsfab]. + +What should I say? It was again a great experience. It were less learners this time, +but the ones that attended where very motivated and eager to learn new things. +The material ([Day 1][day1], [Day 2][day2]) was again provided by the OpenTechSchool movement and also translated into German. +After just the first day, there were already great programs implemented, e.g. [a star system, with rotating planets and moons][planets]. + +The second day was a little less packed, but again all attendees worked their way through the material, + asking interesting question and I did my best to answer them. +But sometimes I couldn't and needed help from the other coaches or even a quick online search to give a correct answer. +(Would you know how to describe the difference between `null` and `undefined` in Javascript in about 1-2 sentences to a first-time programer?) + +This time there was a small lottery. The [winner][bookwin] already blogged about his experience: +[Cool JavaScript stuff I learned at the Open TechSchool workshop][dimsav]. + +For this lottery I hacked a small and completely fair(!) winner-picker with the same tools/code also available to the learners. +As requested the code is [available online in a gist][winner-picker]. + +A big thanks again to the organizers of the [OpenTechSchool Dortmund Team][otsdo]! +Spread the word, attend meetups and workshops and use the chance to coach! + + +[jsfab]: http://www.meetup.com/opentechschool-dortmund/events/174124162/ +[htmlfab]: /2014/04/01/opentechschool-learn-new-things/ +[dimsav]: http://dimsav.com/blog/11/cool-javascript-stuff-i-learned-at-the-open-techschool-workshop +[day1]: http://opentechschool.github.io/js-beginners-day1/index_de.html +[day2]: http://opentechschool.github.io/js-beginners-day2/index_de.html +[winner-picker]: https://gist.github.com/badboy/dac7e1e0bf749320397d +[bookwin]: https://twitter.com/dimsav/status/470538981265133568 +[planets]: https://vine.co/v/MwnlTWgz2P2 +[otsdo]: http://www.opentechschool.org/dortmund/