May Session Offerings
Front End Web Development
(HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JS frameworks)
Back End Ruby Development with Ruby on Rails
Back End PHP Development with Laravel
Projects
Individual Projects (team projects optional)• Reinforce Learning• Must be responsive, interactive and realisticUse examples of good design! Recommended:
Contribute to Open Source Projects!
In-person Meetup StructureScrum Standup – 15-30 minutes– What did you accomplish last week?– What will you accomplish this week?– What are actionable roadblocks that will get in
your way? (mentors assign Asana tasks to CL leadership)
Remaining Time – (remainder of 2 hours)– Seek mentors’ help in getting “unstuck” with code– Work on projects!
Next Steps
• Review Asana tasks• Start thinking about what sort of project you
might want to build• Git and Github will set the stage for the rest of
the course• Get connected on Slack• https://codelouisville.slack.com/signup
Career Readiness
Mock interviews & resume prep with a Code Louisville Career Specialist– Develop a Career Advising Plan (CAP)– Required: register on Focus Career -
https://focuscareer.ky.gov/career/– Required: sign Release of Information
Retention tracking on Treehouse
Job Search Help
• Assistance will depend on readiness– Completing all assigned tasks– Robust portfolio - Github– Complete career module*
• Not being accepted for job placement doesn’t mean you won’t ever be recommended– Recommendations are based on projects and a code
review of the work you have on Github
Tips
• Connect with the developer community– Startup Weekend –Meetup.com– National Day of Civic Hacking– Seek out opportunities to practice
• Contribute to an open source project