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JavaScript — Dynamic client-side scripting


JavaScript is a programming language that allows you to implement complex functionalities
on web pages. Every time a web page does more than just sit there and display static
information for you to look at—displaying timely content updates, interactive maps, animated
2D/3D graphics, scrolling video jukeboxes, or more—you can bet that JavaScript is probably
involved.

Prerequisites
JavaScript is arguably more difficult to learn than related technologies such as HTML and
CSS. Before attempting to learn JavaScript, you are strongly advised to get familiar with at
least these two technologies first, and perhaps others as well. Start by working through the
following modules:
Getting started with the Web
Introduction to HTML
Introduction to CSS
Having previous experience with other programming languages might also help.
After getting familiar with the basics of JavaScript, you should be in a position to learn about
more advanced topics, for example:
JavaScript in depth, as taught in our JavaScript guide
Web APIs

Modules
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Our policy on modern JavaScript


JavaScript is an actively evolving language and has changed greatly over the years. In
particular, the 6th edition of the language (sometimes known as ECMAScript 2015 or
ES6), introduced in 2015, added many new features. At the same time, to maintain
backwards compatibility with older websites, old features of the language have been
retained, even when they are no longer considered good practice.
We think that the features added to JavaScript in ECMAScript 2015 and subsequent
versions enable developers to write more readable, reliable, and expressive code, and
that it's important to learn about them.
The features we teach in this course are stable and have been supported by all major
browsers for several years.

This topic contains the following modules, in a suggested order for working through them.
JavaScript first steps
In our first JavaScript module, we first answer some fundamental questions such as "what
is JavaScript?", "what does it look like?", and "what can it do?", before moving on to taking
you through your first practical experience of writing JavaScript. After that, we discuss
some key JavaScript features in detail, such as variables, strings, numbers and arrays.
JavaScript building blocks
In this module, we continue our coverage of all JavaScript's key fundamental features,
turning our attention to commonly-encountered types of code block such as conditional
statements, loops, functions, and events. You've seen this stuff already in the course, but
only in passing — here we'll discuss it all explicitly.
Introducing JavaScript objects
In JavaScript, most things are objects, from core JavaScript features like strings and arrays
to the browser APIs built on top of JavaScript. You can even create your own objects to
encapsulate related functions and variables into efficient packages. The object-oriented
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nature of JavaScript is important to understand if you want to go further with your


knowledge of the language and write more efficient code, therefore we've provided this
module to help you. Here we teach object theory and syntax in detail, look at how to create
your own objects, and explain what JSON data is and how to work with it.
Asynchronous JavaScript
In this module we take a look at asynchronous JavaScript, why it is important, and how it
can be used to effectively handle potential blocking operations such as fetching resources
from a server.
Client-side web APIs
When writing client-side JavaScript for websites or applications, you won't go very far
before you start to use APIs — interfaces for manipulating different aspects of the browser
and operating system the site is running on, or even data from other websites or services.
In this module we will explore what APIs are, and how to use some of the most common
APIs you'll come across often in your development work.

Solving common JavaScript problems


Solve common problems in your JavaScript code provides a little advice on how to avoid
common beginner JavaScript programming mistakes, along with many helpful links to topics
that show how to solve common JavaScript programming problems.

See also
JavaScript on MDN
The main entry point for core JavaScript documentation on MDN — this is where you'll find
extensive reference docs on all aspects of the JavaScript language, and some advanced
tutorials aimed at experienced JavaScripters.
Learn JavaScript
An excellent resource for aspiring web developers — Learn JavaScript in an interactive
environment, with short lessons and interactive tests, guided by automated assessment.
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The first 40 lessons are free.


Coding math
An excellent series of video tutorials to teach the math you need to understand to be an
effective programmer, by Keith Peters .

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