JumpStart Live (JSL)

Note - Expiration Date: August 2020

For Cohort 15 and the Fall 2020 application window, this repository does not apply. We are moving Ada to Python for Cohort 15. We encourage you to check out our Ada Build to learn our intro to Python curriculum.

In person program for selected Ada Developers Academy students

Overview

JumpStart Live (JSL) was launched in January 2016 to support newly admitted Ada Developers Academy students. This JSL curriculum is a companion to the JumpStart curriculum.

JSL takes place in person at Ada headquarters 4 weeks prior to the start of the full-program. JSL reviews the most important content from the JumpStart curriculum and will not cover any new material.

Time Commitment

• 2 hours in person, twice a week for 3 weeks
• 4 hours of prep work before each classes
• 1 hour of homework after each class

Class Structure

• 2 hours, twice a week for 3 weeks
• General class plan
  • Welcome, goals, warm-up (25 mins)
  • Lesson (25 mins)
  • Break (10 mins)
  • Discussion (50 mins)
  • Debrief (10 mins)

Lessons

Day	Topics
Day 1	programming work flow, ruby style, ruby types, user input, string interpolation, assignment statements
Day 2	boolean expressions, conditionals, while loops
Day 3	loops, iterators
Day 4	boolean zen, combining loops, iterators, and conditionals
Day 5	nil, arrays
Day 6	symbols, hashes

Resources

Resource	Information
All JumpStart Live Videos	All videos for the JumpStart Live lessons
JumpStart Live Slides	Slides for the in-person sessions (work in progress)
In-person Student Expectations	Expectations for all students participating in-person
Remote Student Expectations	Expectations for all students participating remotely
Switching from PC to Mac	A guide to help Ada students who are transitioning from PC to Mac
JumpStart Curriculum	Individual curriculum to be completed by all incoming Ada students

FAQs

1. What is the difference between JumpStart and JumpStart Live (JSL)?

   JumpStart is a curriculum that all accepted Ada students are expected to complete prior to the start of the in-person classroom experience.

   JumpStart Live(JSL) is a 3-week in person class prior to the start of Ada to help prepare incoming Ada students who are not yet well-versed using loops, arrays, and hashes.

2. What should I have installed on my computer prior to JumpStart Live?

   Prior to JSL, you are not required to have anything previously installed. It can however be very helpful if you have the following installed.

   1. Visual Studio Code
   2. Ruby 2.5.5 installed with RBenv
   3. Slack
   4. Google Chrome & Firefox

   You can find a instructions on how to install these on the Ada Textbook Curriculum installfest.