ORIENTATION
Intros
Name
YOUR FAVORITE APP
Why You're Here
2 Polished, functional apps on the app store
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.
What are you paying for?
Expert teachers
Excellent mentors
Modern, project-based, refined curriculum
24/7 hack space
Network + alumni
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
- Every single stretch problem, mini project, repo
Don'ts 👎
- Miss class (email in case of emergency)
- Leave early
- Mess with the learning environment
- Compare yourself to others
- 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.
Work hard, be nice to people.
Daily Schedule
9:00am: 👊 Stretch 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
- Interim Day
- Cohort activities (fun)
- Optional activities (fun)
Important Dates
- Interim Week - March 14 - March 18
- Hackathon - TBA
- Employer Day - April 28
- Last Day - April 29
The team and
Capstone
Projects
A word of advice.
Working With Your Mentors
- 20 minute rule
- Trello subscribed stacks
- Pair Programming
- Code review
- Mentor hours
Come Up With the Question
Your Instructors
Plus guest speakers.
Let's talk about swift
Still new. Best practices. Evolving.
Wax on.
Wax OFf.
Less, but better.
Flipped
Video archive. Deep dives. Black Diamonds.
The Projects
Flashlight. Introduction. Solar System. Journal. Timer. Task. Weather. Representative. Calculator. Timeline. Journal-C. Chat. Capstone Project. Group Project.
Two Types of Feedback
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Legitimate mistake or issue on DevMountain's part
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Designed discomfort
2 Polished, functional apps on the app store
LEAD INSTRUCTOR
Caleb Hicks
LEAD Mentor
James Pacheco
STUDENT SUCCESS
Krissy Weekly
Feedback
Pair Programming
http://twitter.com/calebhicks/lists/ios
Tweetbot: Join the Community
Day One: Document your Learning
- Remember what you learned
- See how far you've come
- Set goals, review progress
- Inquisitive #27-37
- Under the Radar
- Developing Perspective
Overcast: Learn From Smart People
- Accidental Tech Podcast
- The Talk Show
- Core Intuition
- Canvas
- iPhreaks
- MacBreak Weekly
- Serial Season 1
DMiOS5 Orientation
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