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Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by Discordian93 » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

oceanstone wrote: post #9

Discordian93 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's too basic, it doesn't even cover loops, functions or arrays, but thanks for the suggestion! I already know some javascript, I was just asking if that is enough knowledge for learning node or if I need to know about MVC concepts, networking, etc... which I don't.

Oh, yeah jump right in! Worst case scenario, you learn a few new things.

Will catch up on a MOOC I'm doing and then will definitely jump into this.

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by wookimiii » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 6:31 PM UTC

JPKab wrote: post #4

Ok, this is GREAT. It's clear you put a lot of work into this, or maybe the NPM installation is making it look bigger than it is, particularly with the stream-adventure. FYI, the stream-adventure spit out some error codes involving Darwin, but it seems to have installed with no issue. I feel like I know Node decently well, but I think this will be a great way to stay sharp and commit more of what I know to memory vs.…

Some of the levels in stream-adventure still need a connection since you need to install modules (if you don't have them already). Otherwise this was a great way to learn!

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by 2mur » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 6:42 PM UTC

Awesome work guys!

contributors: https://github.com/nodeschool/nodeschool.github.io/graphs/co...

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by switz » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 6:54 PM UTC

I actually came across this last night and completed the entire stream-adventure. It was significantly more fun than I ever would have imagined. I wanted to write my solutions in coffeescript so I forked it[0] and enabled coffeescript support if anyone is interested.

[0] https://github.com/switz/stream-adventure

PR: https://github.com/substack/stream-adventure/pull/18

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by publicfig » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 7:16 PM UTC

Looking forward to trying this out! Node is one of those things (well, probably Javascript in general) that I have learned through use but have never really followed a proper training path to understand it from the ground up. While I can't imagine that this is will be exactly that for me, it does seem like something that could help some of my (admittedly wide) gaps in knowledge about Node.JS.

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by Iuz » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 7:50 PM UTC

Awesome, thank you very much for the effort.

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by stevekinney » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 8:27 PM UTC

Discordian93 wrote: post #3

As a beginning programmer, what would I need to know before attempting this? Javascript?

Max Ogden, one of the contributors to Nodeschool.io, has an excellent tutorial on getting comfortable with Javascript.

http://jsforcats.com/

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by henryboston » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 9:52 PM UTC

I'm still very new to Node and this has been a great resource ! It's very fun and engaging and I love that it doesn't hold your hand through the whole process. Great job!

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by jonahx » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 10:06 PM UTC

very nice work. the logo reminds me of james halliday's art -- did he make it?

Re: Nodeschool.io

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Post by headcanon » Tue, Sep 17, 2013, 10:28 PM UTC

Off topic, but this is the first time on HN where I have seen unanimously positive comments. This must be good.