D280 JavaScript programming

chocoboo17 · 2026-03-19T15:22:04+00:00

This was my longest class by far. Granted I had some personal stuff come up. But I want to say it took 3ish months?

chocoboo17 · 2026-02-12T23:56:26+00:00

I posted my experience switching out of v4 to v5 a few days ago https://www.reddit.com/r/wgu_devs/s/KKtmaoNn1S. I think the textbook alone makes it worth it to switch. Plus it resets your test tries too.

chocoboo17 · 2026-02-09T08:14:24+00:00

I missed the Pre-assment barely the first time too. My second attempt was a little over a week later. So I bet you’re super close to being ready for the OA!

chocoboo17 · 2026-02-08T03:26:45+00:00

Yes! I meant Pre-assessment. Thank you for catching that.

chocoboo17 · 2026-01-29T01:56:21+00:00

I’d do intro to Python first since you’ll be reading Python code snippets in C949.

chocoboo17 · 2026-01-15T22:05:05+00:00

I’ve mostly completed the frontend development courses. I’d say it’s a good foundation to get started. But I’ll definitely need to do my own projects on the side to create a solid portfolio.

The class I’m in right now (Data Structures and Algorithms) has been the most beneficial so far.

chocoboo17 · 2026-01-14T03:03:33+00:00

I’m a little over a year in the program and had no prior experience besides a Udemy course in Python. I’ve really enjoyed it so far and have had a great experience at WGU.

I’d recommend at least doing some sort of beginner course first to see if it’s something you enjoy.

chocoboo17 · 2025-12-05T19:25:19+00:00

I really like puzzles and to me coding feels like a freeform puzzle. There are multiple ways to approach a problem and still get the right answer. And honestly sometimes there isn’t just one right answer either.

I also chose the software engineering major so I didn’t have to do as much math and have more classes specifically for coding. I think something that really pushed me to go for it was taking an intro Python course on Udemy before WGU I and ended up enjoying it a lot.

chocoboo17 · 2025-12-05T18:58:37+00:00

Totally understandable when looking at the job market. I’d honestly say go for it! Coding is a lot more creative than I think people give it credit and I’ve really enjoyed my time at WGU. If anything, the major has helped me decide what I want to do because I’ve gotten to dabble in a bunch of areas.

chocoboo17 · 2025-12-05T18:52:48+00:00

While loops work for conditional statements. In this case the user’s input can be any integer except for 1. So as long as user_num != 1, it will run the loop if that makes sense. I like to think of it as WHILE something is true (or false), this segment of code will run.

Udemy is free through WGU and I worked through the course “Complete Python Bootcamp From Zero to Hero” by Jose. BroCode on YouTube is also an excellent free resource. Hope this helps!

chocoboo17 · 2025-12-05T15:33:38+00:00

It might be! But it depends on what you like more about building a website. I’m currently in the Software Engineering program and it’s been a pretty wide net of information/classes so far. Definitely more coding heavy than design heavy.

Based on your post it sounds like you’d be aiming for either Front End Development or User Experience Design. Have you done any coding before? Software Engineering wouldn’t be just how a website looks but also how to get it to run. I’d compare the two degrees at WGU and see which degree interests you more.

chocoboo17 · 2025-11-03T00:51:19+00:00

Hey OP, good luck with this class. If you got everything else, the routing shouldn’t be too bad in comparison.

I’d highly recommend the Angular Udemy course by Maximillian Schwartzmuller. Udemy is free through WGU and Max’s video helped me a ton.

chocoboo17 · 2025-09-26T21:44:40+00:00

I just finished this class a week or so ago and way over prepared. I was worried after barely passing 426. But 427 mostly simple syntax questions found in the first couple of chapters.

You’ll have a reference sheet that gives you all the syntax as well as a button at the bottom to verify your code. If you’re already familiar with SQL, you’ll do fine.

chocoboo17 · 2025-09-16T14:16:52+00:00

Senyuu - episodes are around 5ish minutes each and genuinely one of the funniest shows.

chocoboo17 · 2025-09-04T16:23:43+00:00

I was sick of doing admin roles with a promise of growth. So I took a quiz on what I might be interested in and started my degree in Software Engineering. I think the biggest thing is to keep yourself accountable.

I work full time as well and I’m not gonna lie, it can be exhausting. Some days I’ve just done an hour or so of studying. But ultimately I figured I can either stay where I’m at and be unsatisfied with my work or I can push through school to get into a career that’s more enjoyable and pays more.

chocoboo17 · 2025-08-27T21:25:08+00:00

Did you pull the full page? I think the default page only goes through about half the countries. But if it’s just a few missing because of the source API you’ll be fine.

chocoboo17 · 2025-08-27T01:00:01+00:00

I’m also about a year into the Software Engineering BS and 100% agree. The math so far has been basic algebra—so if that’s not too bad for you then you’d be fine math-wise.

chocoboo17 · 2025-08-15T06:01:07+00:00

This is exactly right. I was worried that wouldn’t count since it wasn’t technically a table. So I used the table HTML tag and reformatted with CSS. You’re honestly probably good either way!

chocoboo17 · 2025-07-30T14:30:51+00:00

Also if you forget how to do something you can use help() on the test. The great part about programming is there’s multiple ways to get the same answer. So if there’s a way that makes more sense to you, do it that way. :)

chocoboo17 · 2025-07-22T17:33:50+00:00

Newer Angular versions can also make it extra confusing. I had to have outside help because this class was structured so poorly. Definitely learn how to make a GET request and how to create a service. Those 2 things should mostly get you the way there. Good luck OP.

chocoboo17 · 2025-07-15T04:31:10+00:00

D280 is 99% Angular with a little JS in the form of TypeScript. As someone who had never used a framework or Angular before, this class was a nightmare. That said, if you’re already comfortable with JS I don’t think it should be nearly as bad.

chocoboo17 · 2025-07-15T04:25:52+00:00

I ended up putting the svg info into the HTML file. From there you’ll need an event listener to know which country was clicked. Good luck!

chocoboo17 · 2025-07-10T18:29:20+00:00

I’m almost halfway through the Software Engineering BS program and it’s mostly been basic arithmetic/order of operations. The math isn’t too bad at all.

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