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π A new course, 2022 in review, and color wheels!
Hello Reader π
Welcome back and happy new year! It's finally 2023. A lot of awesomeness happened over the last 365 days.
Let's keep the momentum going with another fun edition of the Scrimba Community Digest!
TL;DR π
π₯ New Course: JavaScript Interview Questions!
π₯ New Hires: Misbah, Alperen, Terry, Comendrun, and Kawsar!
π₯ Code Review of the Week: Frances!
π₯ I Built This: Stefan builds an interactive shopping cart web app!
π₯ Fab Resource: Paletton - the unique and easy color wheel.
π₯ Podcast: Mislav shares how he decided to pursue coding, how long it took, and how he managed to do it alongside a full-time job and a family.
π₯ Live Code Fun: Leanne and Michael code a simple Tic Tac Toe game with HTML, CSS & JavaScript!
New Course π§βπ«
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An exciting new free course has just dropped on Scrimba! ππ
JavaScript Interview Questions is your essential tech interview preparation pack to help you practice solving problems and hone the skills you need to succeed in a frontend coding interview π₯
This bumper pack of challenges provides you with 30 code questions similar to those which are commonly used in technical interviews, plus solutions suggested by awesome Scrimba teacher, Treasure Porth! β¨
Youβll practice:
π₯ Strings & string methods
π₯ Arrays & array methods
π₯ Reading and writing good pseudo code
π₯ Effective debugging
π₯ How to solve classic interview questions such as fizzbuzz, reversing strings, and finding anagrams
π₯ Solving code challenges aloud, which is crucial to tech interview success
π₯ Conducting effective code research
π₯ What to expect in an interview
Check out the fab new course here.
New Hires π
Big congratulations to all the Scrimba students whoβve landed jobs this week! π₯³ π
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A new year means a new career according to Terry! He will be starting a new role as a Software Tester Apprentice. Terry says that the Career Path helped him gain the knowledge and confidence to apply for this role.
Congratulations! Definitely keep up updated on how your new endeavor goes.
Don't forget to check out our Scrimba student success page for more inspirational tales!
πIn 2022, we had almost 200 new hires in the Scrimba community!
Code Review of the Week π
Anyone can create a code review in response to a project posted in the #πcode-reviews channel, but only Pro members can request one.
This weekβs Code Review of the Week is by Frances! you can check it out here.
To learn how to submit a code review, check out this scrim by Instructor Guil Hernandez!
I Built This π οΈ
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Stefan has created a functional shopping experience using React, Typescript, and Chakra UI for design! You can scroll through and add items to your cart, adjust the quantities within your cart, and then proceed to checkout.
A job well done!
πView live deploymentβ
πSee how they did itβ
What have you built this week? Share it with us in the π·i-built-this channel!
Fab Resource π
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Looking for a color palette to inspire your next project?
Whether youβre a professional designer, a starting artist or just a curious beginner in the world of art and design, Paletton is here to help you with all your color palette needs.
You donβt need to know the ins and outs of color theory in order to use Palettonβs unique and easy color wheel. All you need to do is choose the basic color you are interested in exploring, and get inspired.
Scrimba Podcast ποΈ
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Meet Mislav MarkuΕ‘iΔ ππ·! Mislav is a new developer from Croatia who has changed careers at the age of 40. After attending law school and realizing it wasnβt a good fit for him, he spent 14 years working in a record store! Now, heβs a junior developer.
βIn this episode, Mislav shares how he decided to pursue coding, how long it took, and how he managed to do it alongside a full-time job and a family. Mislav and Alex discuss taking breaks, knowing youβre ready to apply for jobs, and whether or not a junior should learn TypeScript. Mislav also talks about his portfolio, how having a well-thought-out portfolio can help you stand out in a sea of candidates, and how you can prepare for your job interview by listening to podcasts!
πIn 2022, the Scrimba Podcast had 52 new episodes and 126,179 downloads!
Meme of the week π€‘
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Live Code Fun π
Leanne and Michael are back! This week, they coded a simple Tic Tac Toe game with HTML, CSS & JavaScript!
They looked at:
π ΎοΈ Setting up the HTML and CSS for the board
β Adding Oβs and Xβs to the board
π ΎοΈ Taking turns in the game
β Ending the game
π ΎοΈ Calculating the winner
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Wrap up πβ
Itβs time for your weekly dose of cuteness from #scrimba-pets!πΆπ±ππ
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This week, we are greeted by Sebastianβs hamster and coding side-kick, Twizzle!
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Thank you for reading, everyone! Have a lovely week, keep calm π§ and Scrimba on π»π¦Ύ
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