exercism
The devil is in the details
Practice
About
Solve Problems (62! in the JavaScript track)
Mentor
Provide useful critiques (nits) to others' solutions
Make the tests pass
You start with some code. Talk about it a little.
Rewrite the code a bit, then post the new version. Make it better.
After a few cycles you've got improved code, and perhaps even a new friend!
Challenge
Benefits
Non-trivial exercises
Feedback
Get (and give) targeted feedback
No hand-holding tutorials
Start conversations about the code, best practices
Install the CLI
Workflow
Configure the CLI
Fetch an exercise
Solve the exercise
Make the tests pass
Submit for review
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Review other solutions
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Mac
Install CLI
Linux
brew tap homebrew/binary
brew install exercismcurl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/exercism/cli-www/master/public/install
chmod +x install
./installWindows
1.Download the zip file for your Windows version (32-bit or 64-bit).
2.Extract exercism.exe to a folder of your choice.
3.Add that folder to your PATH.Configure CLI
exercism configure --key=YOUR_API_KEYFind your API Key

Set the CLI API Key
Fetch Exercise
exercism tracksGet a list of all tracks
exercism fetch javascriptFetch first problem in JavaScript track
Solve Exercise
Create a file with name of exercise
var Bob = function() {};
Bob.prototype.hey = function(what) {
// Your solution to the exercise goes here
};
module.exports = Bob;It should be able to be loaded by npm:
(JavaScript)
e.g. for "Bob" exercise, create
bob.js
Use your normal editor to write the code
Hint: You can use ES2015 syntax
Make Tests Pass
Install jasmine-node
Enable more tests
(JavaScript)
Run the test suite
npm install -g jasmine-nodejasmine-node bob_test.spec.js// To enable a test, remove the "x":
xit("shouting", function() {...});
// Becomes:
it("shouting", function() {...});Submit Exercise
exercism submit path/to/your/code.jsWhen you're ready
exercism unsubmitOops, didn't mean to submit
exercism submit path/to/your/code.jsMake another iteration
Exercism
By Ian VanSchooten
Exercism
A brief introduction to exercism.io for the Southeast Michigan JavaScript study group
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