Clean Javascript
I will never say that enough, but if you code in Javascript and don’t make it object oriented, you’re missing something.
Yesterday, I paired with Johnny on a full frontend page. The idea is that we had a rails server with built-in routes, and we had to make the whole Javascript app that did everything with these routes, all in one page
In the end, we built a huge machine, all in Javascript, pure javascript (We did use some JQuery here and there, but the rest was all in javascript). That was fun, we played a lot, and we still finished what was expected of us for the whole day at 3PM.
In the end, we both learned a lot, had a lot of fun, and made a huge thing.
And the Javascript was… CLEAN! Object oriented, module pattern, fun stuff! No soup, no 100+ lines scripts…
Final Project
Tomorrow is the pitching day. I can feel the pressure, even though I do love it.
The idea is that we pitch an idea to the whole bootcamp. Then, people from our cohort vote for projects, and the teachers select 4 or 5 and we have to work on that until the very day.
The person who pitched the project will lead his/her 4-5 people group through that.
I am expecting a lot from that. I always loved to lead group (If you asked me when I was a kid I would have said that when I grow up, I want to be … a boss. The guy who make it so that things actually work, and that the whole team make it happen). Now, tomorrow is my chance to do that WITH code.
Plus, I have that strange feeling that tells me I don’t have to show people some code, I have to IMPRESS people. Working on that group project, on one of my ideas, leading a group the right way, and coding my way through that, I think I can make that happen.
I will tell you more about it when that is over but… I feel like things are going to get crazy pretty fast… I can’t wait!
Leadership
Leadership is something I like. It is something I always liked. Apparently, lastly, people like my leadership too, which gives me more opportunity to train that!
In the end, I always worked on that, always loved that, and not because I am a power hungry bearded dude, but because I want things to go well. When I am in a team, I love to be able to guide any part of the project in the right direction, to ensure a great realization. But then, there are things you can’t change. Most of the time, you can’t change the leader for instance. And if things are not working correctly, I would say it is his/her responsibility! So to fight that, I always wanted to lead, and be able to change whatever needed to be changed, even myself.
Today, I had a fun conversation with David of Phase 1 and Stephen. The topic was : Games and Leadership.
I loved to have feedback on the feeling I give to people around, to hear about the ideas David and Stephen had, and to share everybody’s experience.
These people are just … AWESOME!
I will tell you more about it whenever I can but for now… It’s time to sleep for a good pitching day!