Contributing to the Node Curriculum
Thank you for helping improve the Code the Dream Node Curriculum! 🎉 Your contributions make a big difference in making sure this material is clear, accurate, and ready for our students.
🧠 Ways to Contribute
🧑💻 Code → Fix bugs, suggest features, adjust tests 📚 Curriculum → Improve lessons, add examples, clarify concepts 📝 Docs → Improve setup instructions 🧪 Testing → Add test coverage or identify bugs 🧑🏫 Student Support → Suggest tools or content to improve learning outcomes
📚 Repository Structure
We’ll be working with two repositories that serve different purposes:
node-essentials → Contains the core curriculum: lessons, assignment descriptions, mentor guidance, and sample answers. This repo also connects to the CTD Learns app.
node-homework → Contains student assignments and TDD test files for weekly work. Students clone this repo at the start of the course and push it to their own GitHub accounts.
🔄 Where to Contribute
Pull Requests (PRs)
Submit PRs to node-essentials for changes to lessons, assignments, curriculum content or answers to weekly assignments (for mentors to reference and guide students)
Submit PRs to node-homework if TDD tests need adjustments or additions.
Issues
Open issues on node-essentials for bugs, unclear instructions, or suggestions for lesson improvements.
🚀 Getting Started
Share your GitHub handle so we can give you access to both repositories.
Clone the repos you’ll need:
The frontend sample repo (from the React class)
The nodev4 repo
The nodev4-homework repo
Make your changes in a new branch.
Open a PR with:
A clear title (lesson number, change type)
A description of what you changed and why
🗓️ Timeline
We’ll be running a pilot program in November with a new group of students. Your contributions now are especially valuable in making sure everything is polished and ready.
🙌 Questions ?
If you run into trouble, please DM Gina Castromonte or John McGarvey
You can also open a GitHub issue directly in the nodev4 repo.
Thanks again for jumping in and helping shape this curriculum for future students! 💙