progbasics-ch1-checklist.md

chapter 1

• terminal / command line basics
  • basic navigation: pwd, ls, cd
  • special paths: . / .. / ~ / -
  • autocompletion
  • command history (arrow keys, Ctrl+R)
  • executing programs (e.g. node, git, ...)
  • quitting programs
  • copying / pasting in the terminal
  • managing files and directories: mkdir, mv, cp, rm
• development environment: VS Code
  • working with the terminal in VS Code
  • configuration
  • command palette and keyboard shortcuts
  • extensions
• git basics
  • what are commits and branches?
  • setting up authentication with SSH
  • creating a new repository
  • cloning an existing repository
  • ignoring files
  • recording changes:
    • git status
    • git diff
    • git add
    • git restore
    • git commit
  • history
    • git log
    • git checkout
  • remote repositories
    • GitHub: cloning an existing repository, publishing a new repository
    • git push
    • git pull
    • merge conflicts
• JavaScript overview
  • where is it used?
  • standardization, backwards compatibility
  • using the interactive mode
• JavaScript variables
  • declaring variables with let and const
  • rules for variable names
  • variable scope
• comments
• basic data types
  • numbers
    • arithmetic operations
  • strings
    • creating strings
    • joining strings
    • template strings and interpolation
    • basic escape sequences (\', \", \n, \\)
  • booleans
  • null and undefined
  • objects
    • defining objects
    • accessing properties via dot notation
    • accessing properties via bracket notation
  • arrays
    • defining arrays
    • accessing and setting entries of arrays
    • common array properties and methods: push, pop, splice, length, ...
• types and type conversions
  • typeof
  • converting between different types
• calling functions
  • using predefined functions
  • parameters and return values
  • methods
• documentation and resources
  • accessing documentation on existing functions and methods
  • websites for questions and answers
• built-ins
  • working with console
• comparisons and booleans
  • comparisons with === / !== / == / !=
  • comparisons with < / <= / > / >=
  • results of comparisons
  • combining booleans with &&, ||, !
• parts of programs, terminology
  • code blocks and variable scope
  • statements
  • expressions
• control structures
  • if / else / ...
  • loops
    • loops for iterating over arrays
    • while loops
    • loops for counting
      • augmented assignment (++, +=, ...)
    • break and continue
    • loops for iterating through object keys
• modules
  • loading node modules via require