> Please help us improve and share your feedback! If you find better tutorials > or links, please share them by [opening a pull request](https://github.com/HackYourFuture/UsingAPIs/pulls). # Module #4 - Using APIs (Frontend)  Welcome to Using API's! Congratulations on making it this far. You're well on your way to the top! A big part of being a programmer means moving data from one place to another. It also means working with other people's software. In this module you'll be learning about one of the core things of what makes a web developer: working with APIs! ## Learning goals In order to successfully complete this module you will need to master the following: - Learn what an `Application Programming Interface` (API) is - Understand how to write more readable `asynchronous JavaScript` - Connect with different `public APIs` - Build a `Single Page Application` (SPA) ## How to use this repository ### Repository content This repository consists of 2 essential parts per week: 1. `README`: this document contains all the required theory you need to understand **while** working on the assignments. It contains not only the right resources to learn about the concepts, but also lectures done by HackYourFuture teachers. This is the **first thing** you should start with every week 2. `MAKEME`: this document contains the instructions for each week's assignments. Start with the exercises rather quickly, so that you can ground the concepts you read about earlier. ### How to study Let's say you are just starting out with the Using API's module. This is what you do... 1. The week always starts on **Wednesday**. First thing you'll do is open the `README.md` for that week. For the first week of `Using API's`, that would be [Week1 Reading](/Week1/README.md) 2. You spend **Wednesday** and **Thursday** going over the resources and try to get a basic understanding of the concepts. In the meanwhile, you'll also implement any feedback you got on last week's assignments (from the JavaScript2 module) 3. On **Friday** you start with the assignments, found in the `MAKEME.md`. For the first week of `Using API's`, that would be [Week1 Assignments](/Week1/MAKEME.md) 4. You spend **Friday** and **Saturday** playing around with the exercises and write down any questions you might have 5. **DEADLINE 1**: You'll submit any questions you might have before **Saturday 23.59**, in the class channel 6. On **Sunday** you'll attend class. It'll be of the Q&A format, meaning that there will be no new material. Instead your questions shall be discussed and you can learn from others 7. You spend **Monday** and **Tuesday** finalizing your assignments 8. **DEADLINE 2**: You submit your assignments to the right channels (GitHub) before **Tuesday 23.59**. If you can't make it on time, please communicate it with your mentor 9. Start the new week by going back to point 1! In summary:  To have a more detailed overview of the guidelines, please read [this document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JUaEbxMQTyljAPFsWIbbLwwvvIXZ0VCHmCCN8RaeVIc/edit?usp=sharing) or ask your mentor/class on Slack! ## Planning | Week | Topic | Reading Materials | Assignments | | ---- | ----- | ----------------- | -------- | | 1. | Synchronous vs asynchronous, Callbacks, Promises, The Event Loop | [Reading W1](/Week1/README.md) | [Assignments W1](/Week1/MAKEME.md) | | 2. | Application Programming Interface (API), Fetch, Async/await | [Reading W2](/Week2/README.md) | [Assignments W2](/Week2/MAKEME.md) | | 3. | Individual project + Interview as test | [Project](/Week3/README.md) | ## Finished? Did you finish the module? High five! If you feel ready for the next challenge, click [here](https://www.github.com/HackYourFuture/Node.js) to go to Node.js! _The HackYourFuture curriculum is subject to CC BY copyright. This means you can freely use our materials, but just make sure to give us credit for it :)_
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