- To initialize:
npm i - To initialize database:
npm run db:init - To start database:
npm run db:start
This goal will likely be within your ZPD if you…
- Can build basic websites with HTML & CSS
- Can add behavior to a website with JavaScript
- Have a basic familiarity with SQL
- Are familiar with Object Oriented programming in JavaScript
- Are familiar with JavaScript promises
- Are interested in building full-stack web applications
- Are interested in how user stories get translated into software design and implementation choices
In this goal, you will build a simple to-do list app, where users can store their tasks in a database, see their tasks, and mark them complete.
This simple application is a great introduction to learning how the browser communicates with a server, and how the server communicates with a database.
You’ll be working with the Express library for Node.js to help you scaffold and build the server-side logic of your application.
Most learners have used Postgres for their database and pg-promise for connecting to a Postgres database from a Node.js app.
If you are already experienced with this project, you may want to choose a different database such as MongoDB.
You may design your own UI, but it’s probably better to copy someone else’s design.
One of the main skills we seek to learn here at Learners Guild is the creation of full-stack web applications. This project is an excellent opportunity to see how all your various foundational skills will come together into a complete, functioning website.
When working on this goal, you’ll encounter questions like:
- How could the application logic be structured satisfy this user story?
- How should the code be broken up and organized, and where should the different parts live?
- When and where will users run into errors, and how should the app respond to them?
- What should be tested and how?
- What is the UI needed to satisfy this user story?
- Users can create to do list items.
- Users can delete unwanted to do list items.
- Users can check items off as completed.
- Users can rearrange to do list items.
- Users can edit the text on existing to do list items.
- When an error occurs, the user is notified.
- Backend uses Node.js and Express.
- App persists to do list items in a database.
- The artifact produced is properly licensed, preferably with the MIT license.
- App is deployed on Heroku.
- Added: Drag and Drop priorities
- Users can create multiple to-do lists.
- Users have their own account and can sign up and log in/out.
- App is written with ES6 and compiled using babel.
- Code uses a linter, which can be invoked with a command (e.g. npm run lint). [50 points]
- Running the linter on all source code files generates no linting errors. [50 points]
- There is a command to run tests (e.g. npm test) and it is specified in the installation and setup instructions of the README. [50 pts]
- There are thorough tests for all functionality involved in interacting with the database. [50 pts]
- Repository includes a README file with installation and setup instructions. [25 points]
- Repository includes a README file with usage instructions and at least one example use case. [25 points]
- There is a command to install dependencies (e.g. npm install) and it is specified in the installation and setup instructions of the README. [50 points]
- Commit messages are concise and descriptive. [25 points]
- All features are added via pull requests. [25 points]
- Every pull request has a description summarizing the changes made. [25 points]
- Every pull request has been reviewed by at least one other person. [25 points]