New QuizIt Project, Shopping Website Improvements and New Lessons in JavaScript Debugging, Rake Tasks, and SQL Joins
October 20th - October 26th
Let's look at what we worked on in BigBinary Academy during the week of 20th October 2024 to 26th October 2024.
Project Update
We have introduced a new project, QuizIt, to deepen your Ruby on Rails and ReactJS skills. QuizIt is a quiz application where you will build a fully functional platform with features like a searchable admin dashboard, quiz creation tools, and submission tracking.
This project provides hands-on experience, helping you apply everything you have learned, from UI components to backend data management in a real-world context.
Check out the project here.
We also improved our Shopping Website project by breaking down tasks into smaller, more detailed steps, making it easier for learners to focus on each part as they work through the project. Additionally, we have updated the design to make the project look even better.
Check out the project here.
JavaScript Course Update
Based on a recent learner query, we have added a new lesson and challenge on the role of console.log() in debugging. We noticed learners often got stuck in projects because they hadn’t logged variable values to check if they had the expected values.
This new lesson shows how console.log() can help track values and troubleshoot code, making it an essential development tool. Check out the lesson and the challenge.
Ruby on Rails Course Update
We’ve added a new lesson in our Ruby on Rails course covering one-time rake tasks and the data_migrate gem. This lesson also includes best practices for data migration. Check it out here.
SQL Course Update
We have added new lessons on RIGHT OUTER JOIN and FULL OUTER JOIN, which help you display all records from one or both tables, even when data is unmatched.
Check them out here,
You can start learning with our course here if you are new to SQL.
New Batch Update
We held an introductory call with learners from Brototype, which turned into a great interactive session with many questions. We’ll conduct an initial qualifier soon and look forward to kicking off a new batch.
Student Highlight
Anish Reddy Konyala is a final-year student of Computer Science at the IIIT Kottayam. He has been consistently covering BigBinary Academy for 3 hours daily for nearly 2 months now. He has been consistent and we are happy to have him with us.
He is currently working on our Learn JavaScript course and you should check out the Tic-Tac-Toe Project he built.
If you want to build the same project, here is a step-by-step explanation.
Community Feedback
Mike Jakuszewski pointed out a data mismatch in one of the challenges in our Ruby on Rails course. We have updated it. You can check out the challenge here.