GregoryArmstrong

Saving the world one app at a time

Current State of Educational / Medical Applications

• Many hospitals use extremely outdated programs built on '80s technology
• Educational field is more progressive in this respect, embracing current technologies more
• Medical apps for medical literature, doctor discussion, medical information, current patient info
• Educational apps for behavior tracking and management (KickBoard), turning in assignments (TurnItIn), student / parent feedback

Future Medical Application Technologies

• Web-based: Mobile, quick access to information, small space for visualization

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Array Prototype Methods

I understand that functions in JavaScript can take any number of arguments.

• Sure do! Flexibility is cool!

I can describe the similarity between blocks in Ruby and anonymous functions in JavaScript.

• They are essentially the same. A bit of code which is to be run by the method / function but doesnt need to be accessed outside of it.

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Leap

My code: here

• First Comparison - This individual's implementation is similar to mine, but uses a few if statements for each leap year criteria instead of just one with an additional || comparison.
• Second Comparison - This individual's implementation used an if/elsif/else conditional for the 3 leap year criteria.
• Third Comparison - This individual's implementation is almost identical to mine, but uses an if/else conditional to determine what to return. I almost like this better than mine because it's extremely explicit, but think mine is better refactored.
• Fourth Comparison - This individual's implementation looks to be using ES6, as well as constants, classes and

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Setting Group Expectations

Group Member Names: Beth Secor, Greg Armstrong

1. When are group members available to work together? What hours can each group member work individually? Are there any personal time commitments that need to be discussed?

Beth: Likes to finish with work by 8pm, no all-nighters.

Greg: No hard commitments, probably a light day of work (if any) on Sunday.

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JavaScript Functions

I can explain the difference between function declarations and function expressions.

-- Yep! A function declaration is parsed through by JS and hoisted to the top. It can actually be located at the bottom of the file, but able to be used and referenced beforehand due to hoisting. A function expression is more akin to a typical Ruby variable, it's name is hoisted to the top by not defined until the function expression is actually run.

I can explain what the value of this is in a normal function.

-- Global window.

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• In the context of Node, what is a module?

Answer: A module is essentially just a file in Node. You export what you want to be available when requiring the file.

• The code examples from the second blog post look very different from the first. Why?

Answer: Theyre using RequireJS to add some functionality specific to their scenarios.

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Consider the four responsibilities that Rebecca lists for client side code (hint: they're color coded).

• Did any of the responsibilities that she lists surprise you?

• I've never quite thought of them in these exact divisions, but they're not too surprising to see. If I had to pick one as the most surprising, I'd say the setup responsibility. In my mind everything is set up by the server and just presented to the client, who then sends a response. But I suppose now that I see it listed by Rebecca, there is some inherent setup on the client side to take what information has been delivered by the server, and execute it / get it ready to be shown to the client.

• Do you feel like you mentally split your client side code in IdeaBox and other past projects into these responsibilities?

• Yes except for the setup, for the same reason as the previous answer. I'll begin to try and think of my code in these four divisions for the next project.

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How would you set up communication between two applications?

• Normally i'd say with HTTP requests, but i'm guessing WEBSOCKETS!

How about n different applications?

• more websockets?!

What if the communication had to be in real time?

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Identify 3 Goals:

• Become an expert in JavaScript
• Build a finances-tracking app for myself
• Contribute to open-source

Become an Expert in JavaScript

• Currently At: I feel like i'm somewhere between beginner/intermediate level with Javascript.
• Success in 1 Year: Using JavaScript comfortably in my job / side projects to build some really amazing stuff.

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List 5 companies you might want to apply for:

5 Companies:

• Agathos, San Francisco, CA / Denver, CO
• Gusto, Denver, CO
• DigitallyImported, Denver, CO
• CA Technologies, Denver/Boulder, CO
• Cirro, Denver, CO