this. & Model, singular & [Mark] Haml
Day 19 of MakerSquare. Frontend: We started with a much-needed refresher in Javascript. After Gilbert had us all repeat “‘this’ points to the object calling the function” not once, but twice, I decided to write it down. It could be important. </understatement> As an aside, will the next generation understand jokes referencing closing HTML tags after we all start using Haml and other templating engines in the Future? Anyway, we broke for lunch before getting into `for` loops. Met up with a friend of mine who wants to develop a game to teach kids programming concepts. Luckily, I could follow along with his idea and even understood the funny stories he told about his CS undergrad experiences in the lab. At the very least, I’ll be a much better guest at cocktail parties after this program is over. ...