Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PbWZ0Qrok8YNEndGgSy7E6f7auvPPVmZlivQccqSbBQ/edit?usp=sharing
In this level, you're going to be submitting code for review, for the first time, as a part of the course. Before you start writing code for your submission, there's a topic that we want to discuss up-front - plagiarism.
If you're unaware of what plagiarism is, there will be links below this video that will help you learn. In the context of this course, where you'll be submitting code that you write for review, plagiarism will mean submitting someone else's prior work.
Because this course involves submitting code as Github links that are publicly accessible, if you search for it, you're going to find it very easy to find solutions for all of the assignments that you'll be given. You might be tempted to look up these existing solutions before you work on your own.
Please don't do it. There are two main reasons for this:
The way is course is designed, we fully expect you make mistakes in your earlier submissions - we actually use that knowledge to give you feedback for your submissions that you will use to improve your submission, and also your grades. Unlike other courses or subjects that you might be used to, this course does not stop you from redoing your work. After all, no one in the industry ever blocks an engineer from trying to improve their work.
Now the second, and better reason, is that if you're truly interested in learning more about web development, copying some else's work is pretty much the same as robbing yourself from a real learning experience. You can't cheat your way to learning. It's probably going to be a bit difficult at times. And that's okay. Meaningful work in the field of programming is difficult at times, and often involves continuous learning. The Challenge is the fun.
If you're ever really stuck, or getting frustrated - ask for help - that's another one of the things that you'll need to learn. You'll need to learn when to ask for help, how to ask to help, and how to interpret the help that you get - we have a lesson in this course that covers that topic.