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Module #4 - JavaScript 3: Object-Oriented Programming and working with APIs (Frontend)

Welcome to JavaScript3! Congratulations on making it this far. You're well on your way to the top!

A big part of being a programmer means moving data from one place to another. It also means working with other people's software. In this module you'll be learning about one of the core things of what makes a web developer: working with APIs!

On top of that you'll also learn how to think differently about how you write your programs. Like in any field, once you've mastered a particular way of doing things you start thinking about how it could be done in a smarter, different way. In programming we call these paradigms and in this module you'll learn one such paradigm: Object-Oriented Programming!

Learning goals

In order to successfully complete this module you will need to master the following:

Learn what an Application Programming Interface (API) is
Catch up on the history of JavaScript
Understand how to write more readable asynchronous JavaScript
Connect with different public APIs
Build a Single Page Application (SPA)
Work with pre-existing code
Learn about Object-Oriented Programming

How to use this repository

This repository consists of 3 essential parts:

README: this document contains all the required theory you need to understand before class. It's also meant as a reference to understand what you're doing while you're coding.
MAKEME: this document contains the instructions for each week's homework.
LESSONPLAN: this document is meant for teachers as a reference. However, as a student don't be shy to take a look at it as well!

Before the first class of the module you should start off with the Week 1 Reading. Study all the concepts and try to get the gist of everything. After your first class, you can get started with the Week 1 Homework.

If you have any questions or if something is not entirely clear ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, please ask/comment on Slack!

Before you start

Setup Style Guide

In the following weeks we will be using a front-end style guide to help you write "clean code". What is a style guide? Simply put, it's a set of coding standards put into one collection.

Front-end Style Guides

The style guide we'll be using is the one from Airbnb:

Airbnb JavaScript Style Guide

While you do not need to read this guide in detail, it is recommended that you look at sections 1-8, 12-13, 15-21 and 23.

The required packages you need to install before you write code according to the style guide are the following:

"eslint"
"eslint-config-airbnb-base"
"eslint-config-prettier"
"eslint-plugin-import"
"eslint-plugin-prettier"
"prettier"

They are already in this repository's package.json so all you have to do now to prepare is to execute the following command at the root of this module directory:

npm install

Forking the right repository

Before you start with the homework, make sure you've made a fork of the right repository: HackYourHomework/JavaScript3). Once you've cloned it to your computer you can proceed by making GIT branches for each week. Start at the master branch and execute the following (note that they're 3 different commands):

foo@bar:~$ git branch week1-YOURNAME
foo@bar:~$ git branch week2-YOURNAME
foo@bar:~$ git branch week3-YOURNAME

Then execute git checkout week1-YOURNAME and you can get started!

If you have any questions or if something is not entirely clear ¯_(ツ)_/¯, please ask/comment on Slack!

Planning

Week	Topic	Reading Materials	Homework	Lesson Plan
1.	Application Programming Interface (API), AJAX, Modules & Libraries	Reading W1	Homework W1	Lesson Plan W1
2.	Promises, Fetch API, JavaScript Versions, 'this' keyword, Arrow functions	Reading W2	Homework W2	Lesson Plan W1
3.	Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), ES6 Classes, Async/await, Thinking like a programmer III	Reading W3	Homework W3	Lesson Plan W1
4.	Final JavaScript Test	Details	-	-

Finished?

Did you finish the module? High five!

If you feel ready for the next challenge, click here to go to Node.js!

The HackYourFuture curriculum is subject to CC BY copyright. This means you can freely use our materials, but just make sure to give us credit for it :)

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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