Intro to Meteor.js and React.js

RSVP here: http://beginnerprogrammers.nyc (Mandatory)

Meteor is a full-stack web development framework that runs on the Node platform. In this class, we’ll introduce key concepts in getting started with full-stack web development with Meteor and React.

We’ll be using the newest versions of Meteor, which introduces numerous significant changes, including native module support and lazy loading (if you’re not familiar with those concepts, don’t worry, you’ll learn all about it in the class.)

React is a ground-breaking new approach to building the view layer (or user interface) of both web apps and native mobile apps. We’ll be using version 15.x, which includes significant changes compared to previous versions and allows us to build components using the new ES6 syntax.

If you are familiar with previous versions of these tools, this workshop will be a great opportunity to get caught up on the most recent syntax and practices.

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and use of a command line terminal.

• A laptop with a code editor of your choice installed. We’ll be using Sublime Text (http://www.sublimetext.com/3).

• We’ll be using Mac OSX. However, Meteor is available for Windows and Linux as well.

• Please be sure to install Meteor (https://www.meteor.com/install) prior to class.

• Having git (http://git-scm.com/) installed is also highly recommended. (Each step in the course will be a git branch.)