/daily-js-code-challenges

Primary LanguageJavaScript

SEI Daily Code Challenges

Intro

During your 12 weeks in SEI, your instructors will be helping you learn tons of coding knowledge and skills using a proven approach where each lesson typically includes a mixture of:

  • Instructor lecture & demonstration
  • Instructor/student code alongs
  • In-lesson student exercises
  • Lab time

However, true learning doesn't take place until students practice what they've been taught. In fact, it's not uncommon for students to take 7 to 10 days of applying a particular concept before they are truly "comfortable" with it.

To provide practice in class, many lessons are followed with post-lesson labs. And of course, there's project week, where students often feel they learn the most.

To provide additional practice writing JavaScript functions to solve a specific task, you will be encouraged to work on these challenges over time.

Set Up

  1. Fork this repo into your GHE account by clicking the [Fork] button in the top-right of the page.

  2. Since you cannot have nested repos, be sure to move outside of the class, or any other repo before the next step.

  3. To bring the materials in the repo into your computer, clone your fork of the repo by copying the URL shown when you click the [Clone or download]: $ git clone <the copied URL>

Instructions

  • All challenges have one or more tests that run when the run-tests-by-opening-in-browser.html file is opened in the browser.

  • By default, Jasmine (the testing framework) will run the tests in random order. To prevent this, click on the Options button on the near the top-right of the page and uncheck the run tests in random order checkbox.

  • Solve the challenges by writing functions in the challenges.js file only. DO NOT MODIFY ANY OTHER FILE.

  • Each code challenge requires writing a single function to solve.

  • Be sure to name the function exactly as specified by the challenge.

  • The default display shows only the challenges that are failing. To see an overall summary of all tests, click the "Spec List" link.

  • After solving a challenge, be sure to check the solution(s) contained in solutions.js. If multiple solutions are provided, they are typically shown in increasing order of "elegance".

Committing and Pushing your Work

  • Your instructors will be checking your progress from time-to-time. As you solve the challenges, commit your work, and $ git push origin master. This pushes the updates to your fork.