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JavaScript Express Basics (2015) Using Templates with Express Scaffolding Your Project’s Templates

Posted by Faddah Wolf
Faddah Wolf
12,811 Points

the 'git checkout responseRenderMethod does _not_ work for bringing this module in the course up to date.

hi Huston Hedinger & all,

more a bug report and comment than a question — in this "Scaffolding Your Project" section of the "Express Basics" course, you say to follow along we should do the git checkout on responseRenderMethod branch you have on GitHub.

however, we have pulled that branch in the last module. there is no scaffolding your project git checkout. consequently, there is no fuller, more complete index.jade in this section for us to follow along like you have in the video. we could checkout the addingPartials branch that is for the next module, but that all ready has the layout.jade file completed and does all the work for us. it would be better if this section had its own git checkout that matched what we see in this module's video.

maybe you want to update the GitHub repository correctly and also update the course to say what is the correct git checkout branch we should do for this module?

that'd be my suggestion.

best,

— faddah

 portland, oregon, u.s.a.

4 Answers

Ve Ship
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Courses Plus Student 17,996 Points

Here is the missing index.jade file

doctype html
html(lang="en")
    head
        title Landing Page

    body#page-top
        nav#mainNav.navbar.navbar-default.navbar-fixed-top
          .container-fluid
            // Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display
            .navbar-header
              button.navbar-toggle.collapsed(type='button', data-toggle='collapse', data-target='#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1')
                span.sr-only Toggle navigation
                |                     
                span.icon-bar
                |                     
                span.icon-bar
                |                     
                span.icon-bar
              |                 
              a.navbar-brand.page-scroll(href='/') FitLog.io
            // Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling
            #bs-example-navbar-collapse-1.collapse.navbar-collapse
              ul.nav.navbar-nav.navbar-right
                li
                    a(href='/blog') Blog
                li
                    a.page-scroll(href='#about') About

                li
                    a.page-scroll(href='#services') Services
                |                     
                li
                    a.page-scroll(href='#portfolio') Portfolio
                |                     
                li
                    a.page-scroll(href='#contact') Contact
                // /.navbar-collapse
                // /.container-fluid     
        header
          .header-content
            .header-content-inner
              h1 Fitness meets data science.
              |                 
              hr
              |                 
              p
                | FitLog allows you to easily log and track workouts.  Analyze your results and progress. Push yourself to be the best you can be, while you maximize your recovery.
              |                 
              a.btn.btn-primary.btn-xl.page-scroll(href='#about') Sign up now!
        |     
        section#about.bg-primary
          .container
            .row
              .col-lg-8.col-lg-offset-2.text-center
                h2.section-heading Unleash the competitor.
                |                     
                hr.light
                |                     
                p.text-faded
                  | Labore XOXO kogi, laborum tousled assumenda sriracha before they sold out. Labore mlkshk Helvetica Marfa health goth Austin magna sunt, yr aesthetic artisan heirloom chillwave commodo lo-fi.
                |                     
                a.btn.btn-default.btn-xl(href='#') Get Started!
        |     
        section#services
          .container
            .row
              .col-lg-12.text-center
                h2.section-heading Powerful tech, at your finger tips.
                |                     
                hr.primary
          |         
          .container
            .row
              .col-lg-3.col-md-6.text-center
                .service-box
                  i.fa.fa-4x.fa-diamond.wow.bounceIn.text-primary
                  |                         
                  h3 Easy Logging
                  |                         
                  p.text-muted Easily input your workout data, straight from your mobile device.
              |                 
              .col-lg-3.col-md-6.text-center
                .service-box
                  i.fa.fa-4x.fa-paper-plane.wow.bounceIn.text-primary(data-wow-delay='.1s')
                  |                         
                  h3 Predictive Analytics
                  |                         
                  p.text-muted Custom analytics, just for you.  Analyze past results, predict future performance.
              |                 
              .col-lg-3.col-md-6.text-center
                .service-box
                  i.fa.fa-4x.fa-newspaper-o.wow.bounceIn.text-primary(data-wow-delay='.2s')
                  |                         
                  h3 Access Anywhere
                  |                         
                  p.text-muted Your next workout is waiting.  Set goals, and access metrics right from the gym.
              |                 
              .col-lg-3.col-md-6.text-center
                .service-box
                  i.fa.fa-4x.fa-heart.wow.bounceIn.text-primary(data-wow-delay='.3s')
                  |                         
                  h3 Safe and Secure
                  |                         
                  p.text-muted We protect your data with the utmost integrity.  Your privacy is our priority.
        |     
        aside.bg-dark
          .container.text-center
            .call-to-action
              h2 Meet athletes like you!
              |                 
              a.btn.btn-default.btn-xl.wow.tada(href='#') Start your free trial!
        | 
        section#portfolio.no-padding
          .container-fluid
            .row.no-gutter
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/1.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | Endurance Athlete
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Marge Simpson
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/2.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | Weight Lifter
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Jack Johnson
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/3.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | Endurance Athlete
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Reda Niman
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/4.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | CrossFitter
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Magnus Jorgenson
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/5.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | Weight Lifter
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Liz Vasques
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-sm-6
                a.portfolio-box(href='#')
                  img.img-responsive(src='/static/img/portfolio/6.jpg', alt='')
                  |                         
                  .portfolio-box-caption
                    .portfolio-box-caption-content
                      .project-category.text-faded
                        | CrossFitter
                      |                                 
                      .project-name
                        | Fit Fittington
        |         
        section#contact
          .container
            .row
              .col-lg-8.col-lg-offset-2.text-center
                h2.section-heading Who we are
                |                     
                hr.primary
                |                     
                p
                  | At Treehouse, we love to show you how realistic projects are built.  There's a lot going on here, but you'll be ready to roll after this course.
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.col-lg-offset-2.text-center
                i.fa.fa-phone.fa-3x.wow.bounceIn
                |                     
                p 800-4Fit-Log
              |                 
              .col-lg-4.text-center
                i.fa.fa-envelope-o.fa-3x.wow.bounceIn(data-wow-delay='.1s')
                |                     
                p
                  a(href='mailto:huston@teamtreehouse.com') Email your teacher!
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Faddah,

yes, unfortunately there is something wrong with the branch. This problem was already addressed multiple times for example here or here. Someone also posted a link to the index.jade file there which you should find here: Scaffolding Your Project index.jade.

Faddah Wolf
Faddah Wolf
12,811 Points

hello Tobias Helmrich,

thank you for the response, and i appreciate that, thank you, and probably could have learned it by going to look at the GitHub repository Huston Hedinger set up for the project/course. but i want to see him or someone from treehouse respond to this and say they know about it and will fix it.

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

No problem, I absolutely agree with you! I think it shouldn't be too much work to set up the branch correctly so I also hope they will fix it. :)

AJ Singh
AJ Singh
18,769 Points
AJ Singh
AJ Singh
18,769 Points

This is very frustrating. I just want to progress in the course rather than trying to debug and handle errors. What gives? Why is it so difficult for me to try and decipher how to get my project to match what the instructor is doing? I must say that this course is wasting my time at this point. Why on earth is there no clear instruction on how to get my project files to match the instructor. Why is even the manual project files available for download not matching what is going on in the video? TRASH

eck
eck
43,038 Points
eck
eck
43,038 Points

While they are currently missing the branch for this step (at least in the description) there is still the option to checkout the branch for the last video in this stage: git checkout addingPartials

Unfortunately the code is ahead of this step, but at least you can run the server to view the app and play around with the templates.