Module: Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

Learning Outcomes

Competent with elementary Javascript

You can use basic Javascript constructs: variables, functions, conditionals, loops, arrays, objects.
You can implement object orientation using the ES6 class construct.
You can use the Underscore library to program in a functional manner.

Design using Meteor Framework

You understand basic principles of Meteor: reactive variables, collections, publications, helpers, templates.
You can develop basic CRUD applications quickly and effectively.
You can implement authentication and authorization.
You can use extensions and templates: Semantic UI, Flow Router, meteor-application-template, meteor-example-form.

Readings

Guided tour of the Meteor, Part 1 module

Why, what, how, and when you will learn about Meteor, Part 1

Screencast 7 min

Introduction to Web Application Frameworks

Ruby on Rails, Spring, Meteor, Request-Response, AJAX, LAMP, MEAN

Screencast 27 min

An introduction to Meteor

Introduction to the Meteor Framework by Robert Dickert, a Meteor Community Engineer

Screencast 20 min

Meteor for Newbies: Application Structure

How to organize your files to make a Meteor application

Screencast 19 min

Introduction to Mongo for Meteor Developers

An excerpt from a Meteor tutorial providing a simple introduction to Meteor

Experiential Learning

E38: Meteor Hello World

Create a repo, put a Meteor app in there, see it in IntelliJ.

08 Oct 11:30 PM

E39: Meteor in 50 minutes

Watch the Meteor in 50 minutes screencast, replicate it locally..

2 hours 09 Oct 11:30 PM

E40: Meteor Blaze Tutorial

Work through the Meteor Blaze Tutorial

2 hours 10 Oct 11:30 PM

Assessments

A13: Assess your ability to use the Meteor Framework.

29 Oct 09:00 AM

Outcomes assessed: Design using Meteor Framework

This in-class WOD assesses your ability to build a simple Meteor application.