moonhighway/javascript-jungle-guide

The JavaScript Jungle Guide is a companion tool for instructors teaching a four-hour introductory JavaScript course. It runs inside an app called Timesplitter, which displays your teaching notes and a timing schedule side by side so you can deliver a well-paced class without constantly checking the clock or losing your place. To use it, you download the repository, install a few dependencies, and start the app in your web browser. You're presented with a table of contents that includes a course overview, a guide on how to use the tool, and a detailed schedule. Clicking the start link walks you through the course step by step, showing you what to teach and how long each section should take. The README recommends reading through all the notes at least a day before the class so you're fully prepared. This tool is designed for instructors teaching developers who are new to JavaScript. The course focuses on the fundamentals that often trip up people coming from other languages, covering how JavaScript works in the browser, how it runs on the server with Node.js, how frontends and backends communicate, and how to use real-world debugging tools. It ends with a lab where students build a simple web server, aiming to give them a solid foundation before they tackle frameworks like React or Angular. The project is essentially a prototype for a digital instructor's assistant. The notable tradeoff is that it's tightly coupled to the Timesplitter app, meaning you need that specific tool running for the notes and timing features to work properly. If the standard installation process fails, the README offers a shortcut to run Timesplitter directly without a full setup, which helps reduce friction for less technical users.