DharkPoet:
Here are some examples to keep us busy:
Find PI to the Nth Digit - Enter a number and
have the program generate PI up to that many
decimal places. Keep a limit to how far the
program will go.

Fibonacci Sequence - Enter a number and have
the program generate the Fibonacci sequence to
that number or to the Nth number.

Prime Factorization - Have the user enter a
number and find all Prime Factors (if there are
any) and display them.

Next Prime Number - Have the program find
prime numbers until the user chooses to stop
asking for the next one.

Find Cost of Tile to Cover W x H Floor -
Calculate the total cost of tile it would take to
cover a floor plan of width and height, using a
cost entered by the user.

Mortgage Calculator - Calculate the monthly
payments of a fixed term mortgage over given
Nth terms at a given interest rate. Also figure
out how long it will take the user to pay back the
loan.

omeizaowuda:
Its so funny as you guys started with js and ended it with discussing successful people. I know js, but I feel its syntax is so unorganized. Now I feel comfortable with libraries like jquery and framework like node.js.
My Naija people, make we learn and no allow money distract us. We will be successful only if we are able to actually connect the dots.

davidsmith8900:


Personally, I think we need the money b4 we pay a whole alot of time to start understanding code. We can copy and paste for a while and then we go back to see what it is about. When Google started, they didnt really know how to program well, but they got better as time went by. Facebook got better as well. I think we should get the money 1st and then focus on understanding code.

davidsmith8900:
They were Comp Sci PHD students who were not experienced in HTML, thats the main reason why their original homepage has a simple design. But to get back on topic, how much is the challenge? What market should we be targeting for apps instead of just wasting time forming study groups and having competitions that won't bring us money?

davidsmith8900:


Another challenge/study group going nowhere. Lets make JS apps that will make us money instead of making inept n rigged challenges and study groups on this forum. That will definitely help out the poor that is really in need than those who have money and want to hide info and money to themselves.

1. An app that will teach people JS.
2. An app that display your code in real-time devices
3. An app that will convert HTML/JS into other languages like Java & C++.

blueyedgeek:
If there's anyone here just getting into javascript and needs a well structured study plan or something like a curriculum to follow, please indicate here. Learning alone can be brutal, trust me.

zeroshadow:


Nothing beats self education.

blueyedgeek:
You clearly did not understand my post. I'm not against self education (I'm doing it myself). What I'm trying to say is that if there's anyone new to it and needs someone going along, then I'm game.

zeroshadow:

blueyedgeek:
If there's anyone here just getting into javascript and needs a well structured study plan or something like a curriculum to follow, please indicate here. Learning alone can be brutal, trust me.

zicjoe:
yea. i lyk dis. hw e go b?

blueyedgeek:
I will like to know how far you have come with javascript, total newbie or advanced beginner? Also, I would like to know what end of the spectrum you want to fall into in web development,

Front end development - which involves client side codes that run in the browser

Back end development - which involves server side coding

Or full stack - front end + back end combined into one.

There's no correct answer, I just want to know how far you have come and where you would like to go from here.

zicjoe:
im an advance beginner. Full stack tins all d way. Up to u nw.

blueyedgeek:
Cool, ever heard of the odin project?

zicjoe:
nope, wat abt it?

blueyedgeek:
The odin project enables aspiring web developers
to reach their goals by providing access to a wide range of resources in a well structured way. You know when you're in school, your teachers use some kind of syllabus in passing information to you. Basically, the odin project provides you with a curriculum to follow while learning on your own. One thing though, the curriculum is focused on Ruby as the server side language.

You should google it and tell me if it's a nice fit for you.

zicjoe:
yea. i lyk dis. hw e go b?

zicjoe:
i've look it up in google. I think its ok.

Chimanet:

So happy to see some people thinking in the same direction am thinking at the oment.i heve been a Java/J2EE developer for some couple of years now but for now i have been studying plain javascript, the language construct, for the past one week. and i will say it is such a fun and crazy language at the same time. the whole functional, closure and prototypal inheritance thing is just so weird and powerful. anyway am not yet advanced in javascript for now, but am trying to give it the full attention it deserves. so we could study together if you want, at least we can be the few javascript Ninjas in nairaland, or Nigeria because i dont think their is much of them at the moment. my email is xhimat123@gmail.com. and my number is 08060880402.

blueyedgeek:
Do you plan to follow it or should we create a curriculum focused around javascript alone?

I'm talking javascript in-
depth and all the fancy new frameworks.

zicjoe:
the latter is beta. wic do you prefer?

blueyedgeek:
Cool with either. Just give me some time to develop a study plan. I will update this post before the end of today.

blueyedgeek:

I'm all for learning something at the end of the day so you get a thumbs up.

davidsmith8900:


I just did. An App Challenge for ways in which technology can help our society.