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Example Itinerary:

General Questions:
  • What have interviews been like?
  • What questions have you been asked?
    • "what's a closure? And when would you use one?"
    • "you're working on a project and you and another developer have a disagreement about how to resolve a certain problem. How do you deal with that?"
  • What questions should you ask your interviewer?

7:00 til ~7:45 : Soft Skills / Job Searching

Recap from previous week:
  • Actions being taken
  • Actions you plan to take
  • Progress from last week
  • How's your Public Presence?
    • Resume
    • Portfolio
    • LinkedIn
    • ADJ
    • Medium
      • Everytime you have a big a-ha moment, write about it!
Field Questions:
  • What did you learn last week?
  • Where are you feeling stuck?

7:45 til 8 : Projects

  • Someone show what you're working on
  • Anything you're struggling with?
  • Fit into what we'll talk about on the technical side

8 til 9 : Technical stuff

  • Whiteboarding practice, algorithmic thinking

    • maybe have an "algorithm of the week" ?
      • Interpolation Search
      • Binary Search
      • Bubble Sort
      • Merge Sort

  • JavaScript libraries / core

  • "extra credit"

    • AWS
      • host your website on AWS!
    • Linux / command line
      • use the command line as much as possible
        • keep a tally of how many times you have to use Finder throughout a day :)
      • mess with Ubuntu: install it on a VM or spare computer, use it
        • check out Arch Linux if you're really interested in Linux itself
    • ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) learn vim

  • Homework

    • React Practice
      • Good with React ?
        • Redux Reddit Search
      • otherwise, do the official tutorial
      • If you are okay with React, start learning Redux
        • Google Redux
    • Update your personal presence
    • jot down confusing stuff
    • Start watching "JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Parts"
    • Pick an extra credit topic
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