Practice, practice, practice. This week you are not handing in any homework, but are going to practice as much javascript as you can. Play around with the exercises mentioned below, remember that you can copy the code into [JS Tutor](http://pythontutor.com/javascript.html#mode=edit) to step through the code. Or look at it in the debugger in the browser/vscode.

Before we learn how to build actual applications, we first need to gain experience using JavaScript in a computational way. This teaches us how to think like a programmer, and gives us more experience with the language itself.

- [jshero.net](https://www.jshero.net/en/success.html). Do the first 5 exercises.

The above should give you a nice basis. If you have extra time and are still a little unsure, have a look at the following:

- [FreeCodeCamp: Introduction to JavaScript](https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript). Do at least 20 exercises, you can choose whichever ones you feel are challenging enough.

- There is a practice-exercises folder in this week's repository that is filled with exercises to try out. The solutions are in a separate folder so you can check if you did it correctly. Clone this repository to your computer and have a go!

Try to do more exercises in the links above. The first weeks of the JavaScript modules are very important as understanding the basics will make the rest of the curriculum that much easier to follow. So keep reading and writing code! If you are done early, go on to week 2!

Practice, practice, practice. Same as week 1, you are not handing in any homework, but are going to practice as much javascript as you can. Play around with the exercises mentioned below, remember that you can copy the code into [jsTutor](http://pythontutor.com/javascript.html#mode=edit) to step through the code, or look at it in the debugger in the browser/vscode.

In this section you will be doing interactive exercises, that will allow you to practice with the concepts you've learned about this week! Do as many as you need to feel comfortable with the concepts.

- Do all parts of [Codecademy: Arrays](https://www.codecademy.com/courses/introduction-to-javascript/lessons/arrays) (Signup required!)

- Do 5 exercises of [FreeCodeCamp: Basic data structures](https://learn.freecodecamp.org/javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-data-structures)

- There is a practice-exercises folder in this week's repository that is filled with exercises to try out. The solutions are in a separate folder so you can check if you did it correctly. Clone this repository to your computer and have a go!

For the first 2 weeks of JavaScript there is no homework to hand in as the exercises already give you all the feedback you need. Go through the first 3 weeks at your own pace, and feel free to ask questions about any of the 3 weeks for the Q&A sessions.

1. Practice the concepts

In this section you will be doing interactive exercises that will allow you to practice with the concepts you've learned about this week. In the first course you'll learn about functions, the structure and how they're used. They are a fundamental part of understanding programming and you should become very familiar with them! Do as many of the things in the following list to feel comfortable with the concepts.

- [Codecademy: Functions ](https://www.codecademy.com/courses/introduction-to-javascript/lessons/functions)

It is time to combine everything we have learned the past couple of weeks and get some feedback from experienced developers. This will be the first week you are working with the [homework repository](https://github.com/HackYourFuture/Homework/blob/main/README.md) so reserve some time to set it up. This week we expect you to do the exercises in the corresponding module/week folder (JavaScript / Week 3). Have a look at the [homework guide](https://github.com/HackYourFuture/JavaScript/blob/main/hand-in-homework-guide.md) to see how to hand in your homework.

Remember that next week you have to hand in your CV! If you haven’t started yet, this is the last reminder :)

1. Practice the concepts

Before we head into the homework exercises, it might be nice to do some interactive exercises first! In the following resource you'll find some exercises that'll teach you all about higher order and array functions!

- [Learn JavaScript: Iterators](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to-javascript/modules/learn-javascript-iterators)

This week we expect you to do the exercises in the corresponding module/week folder (JavaScript / Week 4). Have a look at the [homework guide](https://github.com/HackYourFuture/JavaScript/blob/main/hand-in-homework-guide.md) to see how to hand in your homework.

This week is the deadline to submit your CV with links to your updated GitHub and LinkedIn profiles. To submit your CV, be sure to follow the guidelines given [here](https://github.com/HackYourFuture/yourpersonalbrand/blob/main/yourcurriculum.md#4-submitting-your-cv-to-the-hyf-team). We strongly suggest you make use of the provided templates! They have all the important sections and together with the info in the repo, they will help you end up with a great personal brand, crucial to find an internship or job as a developer.

Have a look at the challenges folder in this repository to try some harder problems. We expect these to be hard, so take your time to try and solve them yourself. If you really can't figure it out then have a look at the solutions, but it usually sticks better if you find the solution yourself.

Once you have finished the homework there are a couple of things you can keep doing to improve your JavaScript and problem solving skills. Have a look at the following and come back to them later in the curriculum, it is never bad to do these exercises!

- [Project Euler](https://projecteuler.net/)