ICS 314, Fall 2023 | Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

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: collections, publications, reactive variables.
You can develop basic CRUD applications quickly and effectively.
You can implement authentication and authorization.
You can use extensions and templates: Bootstrap 5, React Router, meteor-application-template-react.

Readings

Guided tour of the Meteor, Part 1 module

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

Screencast 5 min

Introduction to Web Application Frameworks

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

Screencast 27 min

Meteor Fundamentals

What makes Meteor different? What concepts do I need to understand as a newbie?

Screencast 30 min

Meteor for Newbies: Application Structure

How to organize your files to make a Meteor application

Screencast 19 min

Tips for Meteor

Advice from students on how to improve your Meteor experience

Meteor debugging: Named vs. Default Exports

Getting named vs. default exports right, and what happens when they go wrong

Screencast 20 min

Meteor Q&A (Fall 2020)

Responses to student questions in Fall 2020.

Experiential Learning

E44: Meteor Hello World

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

Sections 3,4: 12 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 13 Oct 11:00 PM

E45: Meteor React Tutorial

Work through the Meteor React Tutorial

Sections 3,4: 14 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 15 Oct 11:00 PM

E46: Experience Island Snow in Meteor

Implement the Island Snow Mockup using Meteor

Sections 3,4: 15 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 16 Oct 11:00 PM

XC: Your Choice in Meteor

Check your knowledge of Meteor, Bootstrap 5, and React

Sections 3,4: 18 Oct 11:00 PM Sections 1,2,5: 19 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: Application Design (Meteor), Part 1