hackathon-technologies.md

Generators

• Grunt
• Gulp
• Yeoman
• Slush

Back-end Frameworks

• Rails
• [MEAN] (http://mean.io)
• [LoopBack] (http://strongloop.com)
• Laravel
• CodeIgniter

Front-end Frameworks

• Bootstrap
• Foundation
• PureCSS
• Groundwork

Deployments

• LaunchRock
• GitHub Pages
• Digital Ocean Droplets

project-planning.md

DATABASE

• PostgreSQL
• SQLite
• MongoDB

USER STORIES

• Feature-complete
• Decide what your "A-ha" moment is

DATA

• Tables/Collections
  • Fields
• Nouns

SERVER FRAMEWORK

• Sinatra
• Rails
• Node
• Node w/ Express

ROUTES

• If models are nouns, these are verbs
• RESTful
• Each action that your models need to do

WIREFRAME/DESIGN

• Based on user flow from user stories
• A wireframe for EVERY page of your app
• Be specific about data points on the page

UI FRAMEWORK

• Bootstrap
• Foundation
• Pure
• Bourbon
• RESPONSIVE?
  • Re-wireframe a mobile/responsive version

GIT

• Don't code on master
• Code on a feature or bugfix branch, always
• Switch to master
• Merge
• Delete old branch...ONLY WHEN YOU ARE SURE MASTER WORKS
• Make new branches for each feature or bugfix that you're working on
• DO NOT MERGE TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE DEMO

SCAFFOLDING

• Download all resources you will need
• Figure out how to install them
• Are you going to use a generator?
  • MAKE SURE IT WORKS FOR YOU!
  • Gulp vs. Grunt - Yeoman vs. Slush
• Back-end or front-end

FRONT-END SCAFFOLDING

• Build static pages first
• Get the CSS to work
• Decide on ID's and classes

BACK-END SCAFFOLDING

• Start with models
• All database validations
• Figure out your callbacks
• Use as many helper methods (code atomically) as you can

GIVE YOURSELF MILESTONES

• Set due dates
• Set development targets
• MEET THEM
• USE TRELLO

SMART Goals

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time-based