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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. - Buddha
Drop by drop is the water pot filled. - Buddha
Introduction
Introduction
As the name suggests Learn-a-bit is about learning one bit of code at a time. In this series, our aim is to help you strengthen your web development fundamentals using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
As the name suggests Learn-a-bit is about learning one bit of code at a time. In this series, our aim is to help you strengthen your web development fundamentals using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
These events are relaxed and non-competitive, but are still challenging enough to push you to use all your resources and knowledge to solve each problem.
Join the Mintbean Discord Dev Community
Join the Mintbean Discord Dev Community
To fully participate, you will need to join our discord to receive code mentor support and receive updates & zoom links throughout the event.
To fully participate, you will need to join our discord to receive code mentor support and receive updates & zoom links throughout the event.
More importantly, you'll find a home on the interwebz with like-minded and driven developers like yourself!
More importantly, you'll find a home on the interwebz with like-minded and driven developers like yourself!
How does it benefit you?
How does it benefit you?
Learn-a-bit will teach you the fundamentals through a hands-on approach. You will gain versatility in the basic tools of the trade and learn the best practices for writing semantic HTML and well-designed CSS.
Learn-a-bit will teach you the fundamentals through a hands-on approach. You will gain versatility in the basic tools of the trade and learn the best practices for writing semantic HTML and well-designed CSS.
You will improve your design skills and start to create attractive and attention-grabbing portfolio pieces while also gaining confidence to tackle any of the harder hackathons.
Navigating Discord During the Hackathon
Navigating Discord During the Hackathon
Say Hello!
Say Hello!
Head on over to the #introduce-yourself channel and say hello to the community. All great conversations start with a simple hello.
Find a Hackathon Friend!
Although this is a solo hack, the Mintbean community encourages supporting each other through this journey. We encourage you to find friends to do this challenge together.
Stay Current
You will find the latest updates in the #learn-a-bit channel. All questions about our challenge can be asked there and if you missed the zoom orientation, don't sweat! A recording will be dropped in that channel as well.
Learn-a-bit Support
Visit the #code-mentor-help or #coding-questions channel to ask any and all challenge questions
How does it work?
How does it work?
With every challenge you will recieve design components of a webpage with style guide instructions and a starter file.
With every challenge you will recieve design components of a webpage with style guide instructions and a starter file.
Your challenge is to recreate the design components as best as you can, either on CodePen or in your own text editor. You can use your own colors and images, but the basic structure of the given example should be the same.
Challenge Release & Submissions
Challenge Release & Submissions
The Learn-a-bit is lead by Mintbean community leaders from the Dev Collective. During orientation, these developers will walk you through the challenge and give you access to all the resources you need to be successful.
The Learn-a-bit is lead by Mintbean community leaders from the Dev Collective. During orientation, these developers will walk you through the challenge and give you access to all the resources you need to be successful.
Make this amazing group of developers your best friends in this process. Lean on them for guidance, we've got your back!
Make this amazing group of developers your best friends in this process. Lean on them for guidance, we've got your back!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Thursdays at 12:00PM ET / 11:00AM CT / 9:00AM PT
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Thursdays at 12:00PM ET / 11:00AM CT / 9:00AM PT
Submission
Submission
You will submit your re-creation by the given deadline with a LinkedIn post where you will:
You will submit your re-creation by the given deadline with a LinkedIn post where you will:
Write about what you did
Tag @Mintbean
Paste a link to your code repo on GitHub or your CodePen
You will then share that LinkedIn post in the Discord #events channel.
Resources
Resources
To find guidelines for Codepen, GitHub, or other useful resources check Getting Started.
To find guidelines for Codepen, GitHub, or other useful resources check Getting Started.
What Happens After Submission
What Happens After Submission
We will review your code during the next event and give feedback on some changes to promote best practices and clean code.
We will review your code during the next event and give feedback on some changes to promote best practices and clean code.
Learn-a-bit Guide
Learn-a-bit Guide
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