Week 28/5/18 to 1/6/18:

The week we have been studying for… the big discrete maths test!

CONCEPTS COVERED THIS WEEK

• Differences and similarities between React (JavaScript libary) and Vue (JavaScript framework)
• Overview of Vue.js and how to manage state and components
• destructuring assignment
• getters and setters
• create a model and classes in JS
• rendering and mounting
• Server side JS with Node.js
• Using Express with JS for routing and connecting to a database(Also, how Express can be used with other middleware depending on specific use case)
• Nodemon to help monitor your Node.js application and automatically restart the server.

MEETUPS/EVENTS ATTENDED

• Class field trip to The Iconic
• In class presentation by Alexander Karolis from Event Hub
• In class presentation by Cory Steinhauer from Humanitarian Institute on AI and inequality

CHALLENGES/HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK

CHALLENGE: Discrete maths test was quite the challenge this week. Specifically, graphs and Dijkstra’s shortest path algorithm.

HIGHLIGHT: Term 2 has officially come to an end and cause for celebration is required. It was so much fun celebrating with the class after completing the discrete maths test on Friday. Now it’s time to dig in over the break and clear some of my backlog.

RESOURCE OF THE WEEK

Web Development in 2018(Learning Road Map): Use this road map as a guide for learning web development in 2018.