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How many people work in the Sales department? - 4 - 
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What can you do to improve the usability of the application?

I could create a landing page with more implicit instructions detailing what the app does and how to use it more efficiently. 
I could also try to deploy the json server to my own heroku server to possibly speed up loading times for the user.

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What situations would be good to use context?
Context is very useful when you have global data that is not very complex. Examples could be showing the authenticated user at the top, the content of the cart or the selected language, or global switches such as selected language or color theme.

If you need to pass a prop down 1 or 2 levels, is context necessary?
No, for only going down 1 or 2 levels I believe just passing state via props will suffice.

Can you pass a component instance as a prop to avoid the need for context?
Yes, by creating a HoC component with context.

Can you write your own components that accept render props?

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I attended the San Diego JS Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. It was a 2 hr meeting that lasted from 7-9pm PT.
https://www.meetup.com/sandiegojs/events/275009368
 
In the meeting I listened to 5 diffrent lightning talks, and got to learn about some pretty cool js info in the process! I remember learning about using typescript to check for type errors in vscode. I also remember one of the lightning talks discussed her team all using one css style guide that was named 'prettier' I believe. I can definitely see the importance of a team all having their styles laid out the same way similar to a linter to make everyones code that much more readable and uniform. There was one speaker that I reached out to after the meetup and his name was Mike Roberts. His lightning talk was on how to be effective at job hunting after getting out of a bootcamp. I felt like his talk was very engaging and interesting, and I reached out to him on slack after the meeting to thank him for answering some of my questions! Overa

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I conducted my informational interview with Justin Pyktel, who is a Frontend Solutions Specialist at eTranservices corp and a bootcamp instructor in the Richmond, Virginia area. 

I asked him the following questions: 
* How did you get into software engineering? 
* Did you get a CS degree,  attend a bootcamp, or self-taught? 
* Why did you choose front end engineering over back end?
* What are some of the things that you dislike doing on the job?
* What was the most difficult part about transitioning to a professional coding environment?
* Do you have any must read books about js/coding that you would recommend? 
* What advice do you have for someone going through a js bootcamp in 2021?

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“Hi, I’m Kevin. Up until now I’ve worked odd jobs such as a furniture mover and food delivery driver, but I’m currently studying JavaScript so that I can get a job in front-end development. Moving furniture is like coding in some ways because it forces you to break down this entire problem (the move) into smaller functions (moving tasks) to perform until the move is all complete! I’m currently studying react js and testing within the framework as well. Above all else, I’m excited to get connected with other industry professionals to learn more about their own journey in tech. How about you?”

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I would definitely like to make the UI to be all on one page vs how I currently have it redirecting to another screen for the yelp results.

I would also like to style some of the yelp business cards similar to other windows in my project to give more a uniform theme.

I currently have a bug with being able to display my yelp results below the page in a clean scrollable way. Looking to improve on that as well before finalizing the project.

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User flow diagram:

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1. As a new user, I want to compare the different colorado ski resorts based on their weather forecasts. 
2. As a new user, I want to be able to select a resort whose weather most matches my preferences. 
3. As a new user, I want to recieve dining recommendations based on my resort selection.
4. As a new user, I want to recieve lodging recommendations based on my resort seledtion.
5. As a new user, I want to add dining lodging selections to "My saved activites"
6. As a returning user, I would like to access my saved dining and lodging selections. 
7. As an administrator, I want to build out an app with a nice UI and no bugs.
8. As keyboard-only user, I want to be able to reach the main navigation links with a keyboard so that I can determine the different areas of the site.
9. As a screen reader user, I want to hear the text equivalent for each image conveying information so that I don’t miss any information on the page.
10. As a user who has trouble reading due to low vision, I want to be able to make the te

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Help users see what ski resorts in colorado are experiencing quality snowfall by taking data from the weatherbit api. Then based on a user's resort selection, use data from the yelp api to recommend restraunts in that resorts vicinity.