Pig Latin Activity

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In this activity we're going to create an application that translates regular English words into Pig Latin. We'll use a React application as a template to run the code that we are going to write for Pig Latin.

Rules of Pig Latin

• For words beginning with a vowel, add "way" to the end.
• For words beginning with one or more consonants, move all of the first consecutive consonants to the end, and add "ay".
• If the first consonants include "qu", move the "u" along with the "q". Don't forget about words like "squeal" where "qu" doesn't come first!
• "y" is treated like a vowel in appropriate circumstances.

There are many examples of Pig Latin translators out there on the Internet to give you inspiration.

Getting started

All the code you'll need to write for this app is going to be inside one function in the /src/App.js file.

After you accept the assignment from GitHub Classroom, you'll want to install all the necessary dependencies:

$ cd pig-latin-challenge
$ yarn

Then you are ready to start a server to run the application:

$ yarn start

Now you're ready to code!

To get started, find the myPigLatinCodeHere function, and write your code. Every time you save your updated file, the browser window displaying your app will reload.

Pig Latin Challenge

• Take the time to plan your approach.
• This is a difficult logic problem to solve, brainstorm with your team and create a road map for your approach.

MVP - Minimum Viable Product

• As a user, I can type a series of English words into the Pig Latin application.
• As a user, when I click Submit, I see a Pig Latin translation of the sentence I entered.
• As a user, the page is styled, and pleasing to use.

User Stretch Goals

• As a user, I can input a sentence that includes punctuation.
• As a user, I can input a sentence that includes lower and upper case words.
• As a user, I can input a sentence that includes special characters.
• As a user, I can see a message if I am not using the application correctly.

Developer Stretch Goals

• As a developer, I have a well commented application.
• As a developer, I have well written README file with instructions on how to access my repository.
• As a developer, my variables are all named semantically.
• As a developer, I have refactored and efficient code.
• As a developer, I have my application deployed as a live website.