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Pre-Flight Checklist


Self-assessment and introduction

Welcome! This is the first "serious" programming challenge in the Webcraft 101 series, and is meant to take you through some important and exciting web programming concepts.

Like all challenges, this challenge is not meant to teach you what you need to complete it, but rather to provide a means for you to demonstrate (and practice) important skills through guided exercises. Some people have already picked up these skills, while others are using the challenge to guide their peer-based or personal study. It's all up to you. 

You can take as long as you like to complete the challenges. But keep in mind that research shows it helps to set aside dedicated time when learning new things, and to keep a consistent pace.  An exciting side-effect is that often, a fuzzy kind of virtual cohort emerges when several people are actively involved in the challenge. Who knows, you might find yourself being swept along in the excitement :). 

To complete this first task, introduce yourself, say a few things about your background ("total n00b" is just fine!), and feel free to share any fears or questions you have about taking the challenge. 

Welcome to Programming with APIs!

Task Discussion


  • KakaB said:

    Hi , this is all new for me, so I am learning as I go along. excited.

    on Jan. 30, 2013, 5:35 p.m.
  • Justin said:

    I'm halfway decent at python already but there's always room for improvement.

    on Jan. 30, 2013, 12:45 p.m.
  • NewbieCoder said:

    I am a new coder, ive never coded before period. except for web pages.

    on Jan. 29, 2013, 11:11 a.m.
  • imanol907 said:

    Hi I am kind of nervous since I have never used the Twitter API before but I really look forward to understanding how it works and usng it for data analysis.

    on Jan. 25, 2013, 3:56 p.m.
  • AmyHCurtis said:

    Hey! Im kind of worried because I am 15 and feel like people online will judge me and say that I am not good enough to contribute. I have gotten 2 A* in BTEC IT Level 2 and A (the highest you can get) in OCR IT, I also have a Level 1 ECDL. So I hope I can complete these.smiley

    on Jan. 22, 2013, 2:11 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    Stop being worried, all of us started here and it sounds like you are capable of doing really well from what you said. Good luck and if you have any questions, you can always ask and someone will help you.

    Hope to see you around!

    on Jan. 22, 2013, 3:28 p.m. in reply to AmyHCurtis
  • Sapking said:

    Hi all, a new guy in town. Let's enjoy.

    Cheers

    on Jan. 22, 2013, 7:21 a.m.
  • mucom said:

    Hi! im a noob at this, and really want to learn more about it!.

    on Jan. 19, 2013, 11:52 p.m.
  • J lee said:

    Nice to meet you all! Total noob here.

    Cheers!

    on Jan. 19, 2013, 3:12 p.m.
  • Gorgi said:

    HI All

    on Jan. 18, 2013, 6:07 p.m.
  • Ashok Be said:

    Hello - want to use python skills to get info from twitter

    on Jan. 11, 2013, 2:52 p.m.
  • Ali Akram said:

    lets get started devil

    on Jan. 10, 2013, 4:20 a.m.
  • Sergio Rejas said:

    I LOVE TWITTER API!!!!

    on Dec. 31, 2012, 9:14 a.m.
  • Sergio Rejas said:

    I am too much excited!!!

    on Dec. 31, 2012, 9:14 a.m.
  • lighthouse said:

    Hi there.
    Lets learn

    on Dec. 30, 2012, 11:44 p.m.
  • Eenvincible said:

    Hello,

    I am really excited to start this challenge tomorrow - Monday! I have used Twitter API before and I can't wait to really get down and dirty with this challenge! If you have a blog and would like to share a link with me, please stop by mine and leave a link to yours and I will check it out!

    Here is my awesome blog!

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/

    Thanks and hope to see you around!!

    on Dec. 30, 2012, 11:06 p.m.
  • Bhavishya Bhatt said:

    hey folks!!!,

     

    Excited to learn many things from you.

    on Dec. 27, 2012, 3:41 a.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    Hi, am glad you are excited to start this journey! Would you like to connect with me on my cool blog and I will check yours out too?

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/

    Hope to see you around and let us have some coding fun!

    on Dec. 30, 2012, 11:08 p.m. in reply to Bhavishya Bhatt
  • sixthsenzer said:

    Hey folks!

    Regards to all you Expert peeps, all i wanna share about me is i fear coding and i just want to love it! Help me doing that!

    on Dec. 24, 2012, 12:50 p.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    Do not fear anything! You can do it if you give it a shot. Join me on my blog and share a link to yours if you have one and we can do this together because learning in a group is much better than being alone! See you around and here is my blog!

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/

    See you!

    on Dec. 30, 2012, 11:10 p.m. in reply to sixthsenzer
  • govindreddy said:

    I am too much excited!!!. hello guys.

    on Dec. 4, 2012, 11:24 a.m.
  • Favio said:

    equally excited to overcome the challengesyes

    on Nov. 28, 2012, 2:41 p.m.
  • Tim Collart said:

    Hey all, Name's Tim and im looking forward to learn some new things here. Since internet is becoming  the leading (and only) communication way, might as well get good at it :)

    on Nov. 18, 2012, 5:03 a.m.

    Eenvincible said:

    I am very excited too! We can do this together and make a great team of learners!

    Here is my blog and please stop by and leave a link to yours so I can check it out!

    http://simpledeveloper.wordpress.com/

    Thanks and hope to see you around!

    on Dec. 30, 2012, 11:11 p.m. in reply to Tim Collart