Introduction
This is a proto-badge. This will eventually be a pathway badge made up of sub badges for each of the various parts of the Badge List website app. But for now it is a work in progress. By earning the badge you will be helping to craft content for the next iteration.
To earn this badge you need to explore and study the code within the '/frontend/website' folder of the git repo. You will need to experiment with the code and ask questions until you are able to understand (1) what each piece of code is for, (2) how each piece of code works at a high level and (3) how the pieces fit together to power the Badge List website.
Please note that the actual work of earning this badge will require a dynamic, iterative learning process which will involve many conversations with Hank. You will need to reach out to him and schedule sessions to explore particular questions that arise along the way. It is not possible for you to earn this badge without Hank's help, but you will need to be proactive in asking for the help that you need.
How to earn this badge
You will be generating two key artifacts during your work. Both of these should be created in your personal folder in Google Drive and then linked to in your badge portfolio. These artifacts can each be a single document or multiple documents, whatever works best for you.
- First you will generate a #Code-Map. This should be a Google Doc (or multiple Google Docs) listing out all of the different parts of the website Polymer app and explaining what each of them do. In some cases you may want to write a simple high-level description of an entire folder and in other cases you may want to describe particular components in more detail. Use your best judgement. You can ignore third party libraries and other non-Badge List specific code, unless it is clearly critical to include.
- Once you've finished the code map you will generate an #Architecture-Diagram. This should be a diagram (or multiple diagrams) of some sort rather than a written document. The architecture diagram should depict visually how all of the parts of the website app work together.
Once you've completed the artifacts you're ready to request feedback.
Good luck!
