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

  1. Legitimate mistake or issue on DevMountain's part

  2. 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

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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
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