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.

Interview Introductions (Prep)

• Explain the purpose of an introduction in an interview.
• Write an introduction using the Present-Past-Future model.

Functions (Prep)

• Explain the purpose of a function in programming
• Evaluate a function expression

Planning a function (Prep)

• Define pseudocode
• Plan code using pseudocode

Declaring functions (Prep)

• Label and describe the syntactic features of a function declaration
• Declare your own function using a function declaration

Scope (Prep)

• Define scope
• Explain what happens when a variable is referenced out of scope

Returning from a function (Prep)

• Identify the return value at a call site given its function declaration
• Log the return value of a function

Parameterising a function (Prep)

• Identify the value assigned to a parameter when a function is invoked
• Explain how the output of a function will change with the ordering of its parameters

Refactoring (Prep)

• Define refactoring
• Modify code to change its structure without changing its functionality

Undoing a Commit (Prep)

• Undo a commit

Ignoring Files (Prep)

• Use a .gitignore file to avoid tracking a file

Mandatory Onboarding Codewars Katas (Backlog)

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

Collect your self study courses (Backlog)

• Research self study resources
• Evaluate authority of resources

Enrol as a Trainee (Backlog)

• Enroll as a Trainee

Interview Introductions (Day Plan)

• Tailor an introduction to job requirements
• Describe what makes an introduction engaging or boring
• Deliver an introduction out-loud