Javascript: 101

To everyone that's worried

Thu, 2011-01-13 07:38

To everyone that's worried about the "-1" number of seats available:

I signed up and completed the tasks at 6pm. I then saw this page and noticed the "-1". At around 7:20pm I received an email stating that my request to join the course was granted. So please don't be discouraged by the "-1", it's surely a mistake.

Apply for the course as you normally would.

I applied by posting my notes from the video on my blog site and then created a brand new page in my site to complete the second task.

Parag seems like a reasonable person and not one to turn someone away because of limited resources. If you don't have a domain or any web space then I'm sure if you email him your notes as well as attach an HTML file with the completed second task he'd be willing to consider you for enrollment. I would at least email him first to be sure before giving up. In my experience, teachers think highly of those who don't let road blocks impede their growth.

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I can tell this presentation

Shin

Thu, 2011-01-13 09:24

I can tell this presentation was given to a group of seasoned programmers because I have no idea what he means when he makes references to hash tables, OOP, unification and other general
programming terms.

<< true that. LOL. Had hard time digest some fancy lingo at first try

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If you need a web page a

stephen dixon

Thu, 2011-01-13 08:48

If you need a web page a useful service is dropbox.com It links a folder on your machine to a "cloud" based backup, and it includes a Pulic folder where you can put documents including html, and they will be accessible to anyone. So it's an easy way to publish HTML files, without the overhead of running a server or usign ftp and so on.

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yes, I agree. I use it all

Melipone Moody

Thu, 2011-01-13 20:41

yes, I agree. I use it all the time and I was thinking that it will be useful here.

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I can tell this presentation

Shin

Thu, 2011-01-13 09:23

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I really, really hope I make

John Astorga

Thu, 2011-01-13 20:37

I really, really hope I make it in!!!!

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Don't worry about the -1

ozzie sutcliffe

Fri, 2011-01-14 00:03

Don't worry about the -1 thingy it does not mean the course is full.

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Looking forward to start the

Luis Amaya

Fri, 2011-01-14 02:20

Looking forward to start the course!!

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Another thing that confuses

Shin

Fri, 2011-01-14 08:34

Another thing that confuses many beginners is that programmers use what is almost a foreign language when talking about programming. Terms such as "variable", "function", "object" and so forth don't have just their regular English meanings but also sometimes different and quite specific meaning to programmers.-- quotes

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i have submitted my signup

Andrew Turner

Sat, 2011-01-15 01:58

i have submitted my signup task but have not heard back for approval. How do I post the link to my blog post regarding the signup task, do i put the link here in the comments...or?

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I guess the instructions

Deepanjan Nag

Sat, 2011-01-15 02:16

I guess the instructions regarding the sign up process are a bit confusing. Some people are coming up with dedicated blogs just to sign up! Maybe some clarity is warranted.

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Re: Where to post the sign-up

Erik Anderson

Sat, 2011-01-15 02:48

Re: Where to post the sign-up task questions:

I'll post what I did and hopefully this will work for others.

@Parag (our wonderful instructor) on Mon, 2011-01-10 05:38 said the following in this forum:

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Please click on the 'Apply' button on the course page. The application form will contain a place where you can paste a link to the blog post containing your sign-up task.
I get the 'approve' option only when a participant clicks on the 'Apply' button to apply for the course.
- Thanks
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Following these instructions I did the following:

When I read these above mentioned instructions I already confirmed with the p2pu website that I was interested in taking the course, meaning I had already clicked the "Apply" button and was not visible to me on javaScript 101 course landing page.

-1-
So what I did was unsubscribe from the course
-2-
reapplied to the course (now that I 'left' the course the "Apply" button reappeared on the javaScript 101 course landing page
-3-
I added my responses to the section labeled "Sign-Up" task text box form.
-4-
I submitted this form and got a "Your Application is pending" on the javaScript 101 course landing page (where the "Apply" button was located in step #2, above.
-5-
I then got an email a day later, from Parag that I was accepted into the class.

How I decided to complete tasks 1 and 2 was to create a blog post that did the following:
-a-
Described what I learned from me watching the video.
-b-
Inserted my sample JavaScript code +html so it can be inserted into a webpage (that answers task 2) into the body of my blog.

All of what I just described got me a slot in the course, I would suggest anyone else do a version of this and they will succeed as well. Have any more questions or concerns I am sure that Parag will be glad to help you or make some ammends to the sing-up task as other people have mentioned in this forum.

I look forward to the class and working with you all!

.erik

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I have already clicked

Andrew Turner

Sat, 2011-01-15 06:32

I have already clicked "apply" but I posted my html code and not the link to my blog. So, here is my link to my blog containing the homework - http://noisychristiansdistro.blogspot.com/2011/01/application-for-javasc... . I hope this will let me into the course.

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The intro talks about writing

Amene Katanda

Sat, 2011-01-15 12:31

The intro talks about writing a blog about what I have learned. Does anyone know how to go about starting a blog in here?

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Somewhere in here someone

dysert

Sat, 2011-01-15 12:41

Somewhere in here someone posted some sites where you can create a free blog. I can't find that entry now, but you could go to www.blogger.com and create a free blog there. If I'm not mistaken, though, the more important thing is to prove that you watched the video, so if you just write in here about what you learned in the video I suspect he'll approve you. For that matter, you could probably also post your Javascript solution in here as well.

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Another easy site for settign

stephen dixon

Sat, 2011-01-15 15:12

Another easy site for setting up a blog is http://www.posterous.com You can just email in your blog posts.

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Eriki Anderson has documented

ozzie sutcliffe

Sat, 2011-01-15 18:10

Eriki Anderson has documented correctly.

Also create an account at http://jsfiddle.net/
login and put your code the the top left box click run
you will end up with url
http://jsfiddle.net/yourloginname/random-name

http://jsfiddle.net/ozzies/TYgq6/ is an example.

Now all you have to do is post the link in your blog and you are done.

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I recently submitted my

Dustin Beaird

Sun, 2011-01-16 17:11

I recently submitted my application with task two complete and I never gave you my blog post! it is ilj-dbeaird.blogspot.com and will we be notified if we are accepted into the course?

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sorry, i don't have any blog

darrel

Wed, 2011-01-19 19:09

sorry, i don't have any blog site. I've written the program on the sign up page.

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Well, since everyone is

Georges Duplessy

Wed, 2011-01-19 19:34

Well, since everyone is sharing their blog post here is mine.
http://gduplessy.posterous.com/p2pu-javascript-101

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I hope to join the fray.

Carrie Oviatt

Wed, 2011-01-19 20:46

I hope to join the fray. Link to blog: http://cognitivetourist.wordpress.com

Cheers,
CJ Oviatt

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Hello Parag, I came to

Rajarshi Bhattach...

Wed, 2011-01-19 22:09

Hello Parag,
I came to know about P2P and Webcraft a couple of days back. I think it's a wonderful initiative!! I am specially interested in taking this course. I have submitted my blog post and html code. Since I am new to P2P, I'm not sure about the procedure for sign up. If anything else has to be done,please do inform me. My email-id is: brajarshi91@gmail.com. Hoping to get accepted.Thanks!!!

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well I hope I made it on

dario soto

Wed, 2011-01-19 22:57

well I hope I made it on time...
this is the site with my thoughts https://sites.google.com/site/dokuroblender/ it has links to the videos and here and also the javascript is here http://dokuro-web-dev.blogspot.com/2011/01/var-sum-2-2-alertthe-total-is...

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I just finished my blog post

Steve Lack

Fri, 2011-01-21 12:13

I just finished my blog post and javascript for the pre-requisite and came here to apply and I saw that the class is now full! If there are any additional openings or anyone drops out (just like in college!) please consider me for the class. Here's a link to my posts and script: http://stevelack.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/javascript-101-intro-p2pu/

Oh well, at least it got me to get my personal blog set up as I was planning on doing for a long time. Here's a link to that if anyone is interested:
stevelack.wordpress.com

I've done a lot of hosted wordpress sites but this is the first time I've created a wordpress.com blog.

I guess I'll check back during the next session to see if I can get into this course.