Knowing what goes in the Plan phase?

Agree. I think I was spoiled by the JS Basics and Array/Loop/Objects class which I felt did a better job of preparing you to "think" like a programmer in small chunks that gradually lead to challenges that a students are actually prepared to complete on their own. This teacher seems to think that just by watching him solve a these tasks we will learn it on our own? I never learned when I copied other students work in school and I am don't feel like I am learning much here either. Or maybe Im missing the purpose of this.

Whew, I thought I was the only one. These last two projects are confusing, I just follow along and if you'd ask me to replicate what has been coded at the end of the project(with stackoverflow and such), I'd probably be able to type about 30% of what was done.

And it's like 'yaayyy project over', buuuuut I didn't really understand much of it cause I've basically done nothing the whole course besides typing along.

I am not sure how I feel about this course. I to was spoiled by most of the courses in this track(HTML, CSS, JavaScript). You did not get the completed project as a zip file in most of the course, even the JavaScript files that I downloaded had two folders, one was the complete and the other was not. To clarify I like to experiment through which is why I make comments about things I like to try and then go back to give my thought a try. Which is why I download the project files and use Atom.

After watching a few of treehouse videos, and talking to experienced programmers, talking to people on forums... No one will ever know or come up with an algorithm of what to put where... Its a matter of choice and how you decide to structure the whole thing... Even a developer with more than 10 years experience I work with does make changes to the plan even after the project is completed... There will never be a perfect plan according to my understanding... Its just practice, common sense, personal preference and experience... Its just my take around this... It all makes sense after a while... And I agree with Dino

Before Treehouse I did a popular JavaScript bootcamp that I'm sure many of you have seen advertised online. The JS Basics course here at Treehouse seemed easier because it was easier content. jQuery is tricky, but if you're going to be a front-end developer you're going to have to use it at some point. I think we were all a bit spoiled by Dave McFarland as he really is one of the best teachers out there.

Just try to conceptualize in plain English (pseudo code) what you want to do, then figure out the syntax. Save all your work, whether locally or in Workspaces, and use it as a reference down the line.

Lastly, make sure you've done many hours of the HTML and CSS courses before attempting to get into real programming. This isn't a race to get as many Treehouse points as possible. Take your time and consult external sources if necessary.

I feel the same way Jason Arnold. Hopefully Dino's suggestion rings true sooner rather than later.