JavaScript Basics

What will I learn in this course?

In this course you will learn everything you need to get started with JavaScript. JavaScript is probably the most powerful programming language on the Internet. Javascript (JS) is a scripting language. It is used to enhance HTML pages and is commonly found embedded in HTML code. JavaScript is an interpreted language. Thus, it doesn’t need to be compiled. JavaScript renders web pages in an interactive and dynamic fashion. This allowing the pages to react to events, exhibit special effects, accept variable text, validate data, create cookies, detect a user’s browser.

What will I be able to do after this course?

By the end of this course, you will have learned what you need to know to effectively program in JavaScript. After taking this course you will be able to execute basic JavaScript programs, you will have been introduced to the basics of the language (syntax, strings, data types) and you will understand using loops and conditional statements and working with arrays, among much more!

Do I need any previous knowledge in order to take this course?

Yes. We recommend learning HTML5 and CSS3 first. You also need a computer with Windows, Mac or Linux and an Internet connection.