diff --git a/challenges/get-set-for-free-code-camp.json b/challenges/get-set-for-free-code-camp.json index 3dc603a7ae..ae22da999b 100644 --- a/challenges/get-set-for-free-code-camp.json +++ b/challenges/get-set-for-free-code-camp.json @@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ "challengeSeed": ["125407438"], "description": [ "Watch this 1-minute video, or simply read this summary:", - "Welcome to Free Code Camp. We're a community of busy people learning to code by building projects for nonprofits.", - "We built this community because learning to code is hard. But anyone who can stay motivated can learn to code. And to stay motivated, you just need to:
  1. make friends with people who code
  2. code a little every day
", - "All our challenges are
  1. free
  2. self-paced
  3. browser-based
", - "We'll spend
  1. 200 hours learning tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js and databases
  2. 600 hours building practice projects
  3. 800 hours building full stack solutions for nonprofits
", - "By the end, we'll
  1. be good at coding
  2. have the portfolio of apps with happy users to prove it
", - "Once you make it through Free Code Camp, you will be able to get a coding job. There are far more job openings out there than there are qualified coders to fill them.", + "Welcome to Free Code Camp. We're an open source community of busy people who learn to code, then practice by building projects for nonprofits.", + "Learning to code is hard. It takes a lot of practice.", + "So we've focused on making Free Code Camp as convenient and accessible as possible.", + "Free Code Camp is self-paced, browser-based, and free.", + "During the first 800 hours of Free Code Camp, you'll learn technologies like HTML5, Node.js and databases.", + "During the last 800 hours, you'll build several real-life projects for nonprofits.", + "By the time you finish, you'll be a job-ready coder who has a portfolio of apps with happy users to prove it.", + "We'll even help you meet other coders in your city and find a coding job.", + "We'll provide you with the most rigorous curriculum and the most supportive community on earth. All you need to do sit down, day after day, and put in the hard work.", "Now it's time to join our chat room. Click the \"I've completed this challenge\" button to move on to your next challenge." ], "challengeType": 2, @@ -68,8 +71,9 @@ "Once you're in our chat room, introduce yourself by saying : \"Hello world!\".", "Tell your fellow campers how you found Free Code Camp. Also tell us why you want to learn to code.", "We have a busy chat room, so be sure to configure your notification settings in the top right corner.", + "Please note that all of our chat rooms are visible to the public, so if you need to share sensative information like an email address or phone number, do it in a private message.", "Also Join our help chat room: https://gitter.im/FreeCodeCamp/help, where you can get help with our challenges in real time.", - "Keep the chat room open while you work through the other challenges. That way you ask for help if you get stuck on a challenge. You can also socialize when you feel like taking a break.", + "Keep our chat room open while you work through our other challenges. That way, you ask for help if you get stuck on a challenge. You can also socialize when you feel like taking a break.", "You can also download a desktop or mobile chat application here: https://gitter.im/apps", "You can also access this chat room by clicking the \"Chat\" button in the upper right hand corner.", "In order to keep our community a friendly and positive place to learn to code, please read and follow our Code of Conduct: https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/freecodecamp/wiki/Code-of-Conduct", @@ -121,10 +125,9 @@ "description": [ "Before you start learning how to code, we'd like to introduce you to a few things.", "Let's look at our Challenge Map. Click on the \"Map\" button in the upper right hand corner. This map shows all the challenges that will teach you how to code.", - "You should complete all these challenges in order.", - "Once you finish these Waypoint challenges, you'll move on to Bonfires (algorithm practice), then Ziplines (front end development practice) and finally Basejumps (full stack development practice). After that, you'll start building projects for nonprofits.", - "This challenge map is just for your reference. You can always just press the \"Learn\" button, and it will take you to your next challenge.", - "Finally, please note that our open-source curriculum is a work in progress. Our volunteer community is constantly improving it. If you think you've encountered a bug, typo, or something that seems confusing, please open a GitHub issue: https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/freecodecamp/issues." + "You should complete all of these challenges in order.", + "In addition to our Waypoint challenges, like the one you're doing now, we have algorithm practice challenges (Bonfires), front end development challenges (Ziplines) and full stack development challenges (Basejumps). After you finish all of these, you'll start building projects for nonprofits.", + "Please note that our open-source curriculum is a work in progress. Our volunteer community is constantly improving it. If you think you've encountered a bug, typo, or something that seems confusing, be sure to click the \"bug\" button to create a GitHub issue." ], "challengeType": 2, "tests": [], @@ -166,9 +169,6 @@ "Click the \"Wiki\" button in the upper right hand corner.", "You can browse our wiki at your convenience. Most of its articles take less than 1 minute to read.", "All of our Wiki articles are contributed by our community. You can update our wiki articles, and even create wiki articles of your own.", - "Read Install NPM", - "Read Install NPM", - "Read Install NPM", "Now you can move on to your next challenge." ], "challengeType": 2, @@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ "challengeSeed": ["125407433"], "description": [ "You and all your fellow campers have portfolio pages.", - "To see your portfolio page, click your picture in the upper right hand corner.", - "Your portfolio page will automatically show off your progress through Free Code Camp.", - "Click the \"Update my portfolio page or manage my account\" button", - "You can link to your GitHub, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. If you've already built some websites, you can link to them here as well.", - "Be sure to click the \"Update my Bio\" or \"Update my Social Links\" button to save this new information to your portfolio page.", + "Click your picture in the upper right hand corner to go to your account page.", + "Before you can see your portfolio page, you'll need to link your GitHub account with Free Code Camp.", + "You can also fill out a short biography, and add links to your social media profiles.", + "Your portfolio page shows how many Brownie Points you have. You can get Brownie Points by completing challenges and by helping other campers in our chat rooms.", + "Your portfolio page also shows off your progress through Free Code Camp. If you get Brownie Points on several days in a row, you'll get streak.", "Once you're happy with your portfolio page, you can move on to your next challenge." ], "challengeType": 2, @@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ "description": [ "Camper News is the best place for our campers to share and discuss helpful links.", "Click \"News\" in the upper right hand corner.", - "You'll see a variety of links that have been submitted. Click on the \"Discuss\" button under one of them.", - "You can upvote links. This will push the link up the rankings of hot links.", - "You can also submit links.", + "You'll see a variety of links that have been submitted. Their rank is determined by how recently they were submitted and how many upvotes they have.", + "If you enjoy a link, you should upvote it.", + "You can also submit links that you think will be interesting to other campers.", "You can view the portfolio pages of any camper who has posted links on Camper News. Just click on their photo.", - "When you submit a link, you'll get a point. You will also get a point each time someone upvotes your link.", + "When you submit a link, you'll get a Brownie Point. You'll also get a Brownie Point each time someone upvotes your link.", "Now that you've learned how to use Camper News, let's move on to your next challenge." ], "challengeType": 2, @@ -302,14 +302,13 @@ "difficulty": 0.07, "challengeSeed": ["127358841"], "description": [ - "One of the best ways to stay motivated when learning to code is to hang out with other campers.", - "Gitter and Camper News are great ways to communicate with other campers, but there's no substitute for meeting people in-person.", - "The easiest way to meet other campers in your city is to join your city's Facebook Group. Click here to view our growing list of local groups.", - "Click the link to your city, then, once Facebook loads, click \"Join group\".", - "Our local groups are new, so if you don't see your city on this list, you should follow the directions to create a Facebook group for your city.", - "If you don't have a Facebook account, we strongly recommend you create one, even if it's just for the purpose of coordinating with campers in your city through this group.", - "Our groups allow you to create events, coordinate those events, and share photos from the events afterward.", - "Whether you're hosting a study group, pair programming at your local library, or going to a weekend hackathon, your city's group will help you make it happen." + "One of the best ways to stay motivated when learning to code is to hang out with other campers in-person.", + "The easiest way to meet other campers in your city is to join your city's Campsite. Each of these has its own Facebook group and Gitter chat room. Click here to view our growing list of Campsites. ", + "Click the link to your city's Facebook group. Then, once Facebook loads, click \"Join group\".", + "If you don't see your city on this list, you should follow these directions to create a Facebook group for your city.", + "If you don't have a Facebook account, we strongly recommend you create one, even if it's just for the purpose of coordinating with campers in your city through your Campsite.", + "Our Campsites allow you to create events, coordinate those events, and share photos from the events afterward.", + "Whether you're hosting a study group, pair programming at your local library, or going to a weekend hackathon, your city's Campsite will help you make it happen." ], "challengeType": 2, "tests": [],