ORIENTATION
ACCESSIBLE
IMPACTFUL
Important things you should expect
- You should expect to struggle
- You should expect to feel dumber than others
- You should expect to feel overwhelmed
- You should expect to work harder than you ever have before
We have 12 weeks to turn you into an iOS developer.
Dealing with adversity
- Give up
- Get depressed
- Blame others
- Work hard, stay positive
Students who work the hardest and stay positive often surpass their "more experienced" peers.
Your DevMountain Experience
What are you paying for?
Expert teachers
Excellent mentors
Modern, project-based, refined curriculum
24/7 hack space
Network + alumni
Your DevMountain Experience
What are you not paying for?
24/7 access to teachers, mentors
Job
A static skillset
A personalized, 1:1 experience
Do's
- Respect peers, students, mentors
- Go "all in"
- Have fun
- Build relationships, not a competition
- Work with your mentor
- Follow the style guide
- Every single repo, mini project, toy problem
Don'ts
- Miss class (email in case of emergency)
- Leave early
- Play music out loud (headphones)
- Mess with the learning environment
- In-class relationships
- Interview for jobs prior to end of class
- Drugs/alcohol
If you miss 3 days for any reason, you will be deferred to a future cohort.
Your DevMountain Experience
Daily Schedule
9:00am: Popcorn Problem
10:00am: Lecture/Guided Practice
12:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm: Mini-Project
2:00pm: Project - Pair Programming
4:30pm: Mid-Day Check-In
5:00pm: Project
Monday-Friday
9-5 is not enough.
Your DevMountain Experience
Weekly Items
- Mentor reviews
- Guest lessons
- Cohort activities (fun)
- Optional activities (fun)
Important Dates
- Interim Week - November 23-27
- Holiday Weeks - December 21 - January 1
- Hackathon - TBD
- Employer Day - January 21
- Graduation - January 22
Your Instructors
Plus guest speakers.
First
Attempt
In
Learning
Let's talk about swift
Still new. Best practices. Evolving.
The Projects
Essential. Rewritten. Github. ReadMe. Black Diamonds. Unit/UI Tests.
Videos
Archives. Review.
Your DevMountain Experience
The team and
Capstone
Projects
REsources
SLACK
Github
Queue
Working With Your Mentors
- 20 minute rule
- Trello subscribed stacks
- Github Issues
- Screenhero
- Pair Programming
- Code review
- Mentor hours
Come Up With the Question
LEAD INSTRUCTOR
Caleb Hicks
LEAD Mentor
Michael Sacks
STUDENT SUCCESS
Krissy Weekly
Curriculum Specialist
Taylor Mott
Pair Programming
iOS 4 Immersive Orientation
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