Preparation and Orientation

Preparation

Complete upon acceptance to the programme.

1. Sign up for accounts (10 minutes)
2. Prepare for introduction session (10 minutes)
3. Complete the preparation form (2 minutes)

Orientation

Complete before you begin Phase 0.

1. Our expectations (5-20 minutes)
2. Best practices for success (10 minutes)
3. Installation (varies, start now)
4. Tools you will use (45 minutes)
5. Resources you will use (10 minutes)
6. Web accessibility (15 minutes)
7. Empathy (10 minutes)

Get a head start

We recommend you be familiar with these tools and technologies.

1. Command line/Terminal
2. Typing and shortcuts
3. Git and Github
4. JavaScript
5. HTML/CSS

Important information

Important information including policies, contact lists, learning strategies etc.

1. Three pillars
2. Anti-harassment policy
3. Code of conduct
4. Accountability groups
5. Approach to learning
6. Changing cohorts or withdrawing
7. Contact and support
8. Dev Academy agreements
9. Pairing
10. Research and debugging
11. Use of space