#Test Double TDD + Angular Workshop

Why You Should Care

JavaScript gives you superpowers. If you already know Rails, then familiarity with JavaScript and a framework like Angular or Ember acts as a force multiplier. According to Hired.com's RailsConf program insert,

Ruby engineers that know Angularjs get 20% more interview requests.

More importantly, this stuff can be super fun.

By Zach Briggs, Todd Kaufman, and Justin Searls of Test Double

Setup

With Internet Access

1. Clone this repo: [email protected]:testdouble/railsconf-test-drive-javascript.git

• Install node
• Install lineman by running nom install -g lineman
• Open 2 terminal tabs and cd into the project's lineman_start directory
• In tab 1, run lineman run
• In tab 2, run lineman spec
• In your browser, go to `http://localhost:8000/

Without Internet Access

1. Copy the project from a provided USB stick to where you put code

• cd static_start
• open index.html

Building Battleship

MVP:

• Single grid, single player game
• User fires blindly until they sink all opponent ships
• The player doesn't have ships of their own

Bonus:

• Randomize opponent ship positions
• Let the player know when they sink a ship
• Give the player ships and make an AI opponent that can fire back

Research

From the wikipedia Battleship page:

After the ships have been positioned, the game proceeds in a series of rounds. In each round, each player takes a turn to announce a target square in the opponent's grid which is to be shot at. The opponent announces whether or not the square is occupied by a ship, and if it is a "hit" they mark this on their own primary grid. The attacking player notes the hit or miss on their own "tracking" grid, in order to build up a picture of the opponent's fleet. When all of the squares of a ship have been hit, the ship is sunk, and the ship's owner announces this (e.g. "You sank my battleship!"). If all of a player's ships have been sunk, the game is over and their opponent wins.