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andrew-t-james / gamelogic.js
Created July 7, 2020 03:32 — forked from LearningNerd/gamelogic.js
Tic Tac Toe in the command line with NodeJS. Run with: node playtictactoe.js
module.exports = class TicTacToe {
constructor() {
this.board = [
["", "", ""],
["", "", ""],
["", "", ""]
];
this.currentPlayer = "X";
this.lastMove; // keep track of most recent move, for hasWon() check
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andrew-t-james / machine.js
Created December 27, 2019 00:35
Generated by XState Viz: https://xstate.js.org/viz
// Available variables:
// - Machine
// - interpret
// - assign
// - send
// - sendParent
// - spawn
// - raise
// - actions
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andrew-t-james / machine.js
Created December 27, 2019 00:29
Generated by XState Viz: https://xstate.js.org/viz
// Available variables:
// - Machine
// - interpret
// - assign
// - send
// - sendParent
// - spawn
// - raise
// - actions

Behaviors

Approximate reading time: 20 minutes Pick out 3 behaviors that resonate with you in the list and describe why they resonate with you in a reflection (4-6 sentences).

The following three behaviors resonate with.

Maintain an obnoxious amount of stick-to-itiveness.
Understand that “code is cheap.”

Gear Up Pre-Work

  1. What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?

Empathy has played a large role in my life. In my previous career of 16 years I was a coach. I coached athletes from 6 years old to adult aged athletes. At the time I did not realize taking time to listen to (and turning off/pausing my own thoughts and wants) the athletes I coached was being empathetic toward them. I really wanted to understand what was troubling them and how I could help. I think this one was of the skills that I possessed as a coach that help me create lasting connections with athletes I coached may with whom I am still in contact with today from all over the world.

  1. How does empathy help you build better software?

I immediately can see a connection to building software solutions for users and how listening to their needs can be an integral part of creating solutions that match those needs. Using the knowledge you have as a developer of technology and matching those solutions to your end clie

Day 1 Prework

Codepen

Pre Work Codepen

  1. On a website, what is the purpose of HTML code?

    HTML's purpose on a website is to define the page structure.