Beginners Practice

Beginners projects list and links

• Appacademy prep work links
  • challenge group 1 problems 
  • challenge group 2 problems
• Other practice exercises recommended 
  • Make some games in language of choice, I chose Ruby to focus on
    • Make a tic tac toe style game
    • Make a “connect 4” style game
  • Get on the forums for your language of choice and ask questions.
  • Typing.io

What's left until level 10?

Level 10 in most RPG’s is generally where you gain access to a new set of skills and challenges. It is generally obtained by completing the intro quests for your character class, in my case web developer.

Level 1 - 9 web developer quests would then include

• The basics of programming
• Intro work in 1 or more languages
  • definitions and basic concepts
    • Syntax
    • Inputs
    • Variable types
    • Methods
    • Loops
    • Arrays
• Beat the Level 10 boss
  • Appacademy.io or similar coding bootcamp entrance test
    • To beat the boss = acceptance into the program.

What are these “levels” I’m gaining anyway? Making an RPG out of my programming skills and using it as a motivating game to get better is the goal and leveling up is a great motivator for many. This leveling up will hopefully be helpful those looking to increase their skills or acquire a new one in a game like environment. You can even practice your skills by making the game yourself, setting the requirements for the level and what inputs increase your experience bar.

Suggestions for criteria of levels

• Time spent on a given task 
• Number of tasks completed in a given difficulty
  • x. Intro to Ruby exercises on codecademy. Using their progress system as your experience bar for a particular level or multiple levels.
• hallenges or tests at the end of each level demonstrating proficiency of which completes level.

et out there and learn something new, like a new programming language!

p next

• Level 10 unlocked