Introduction to Programming with JavaScript
Description
This course is developed for those who want to start learning how to program with JavaScript. It starts with introductory HTML and CSS as the base for building web pages. Then it focuses on the main concepts in programming in JavaScript: variables, operators, statements, objects & arrays, exceptions, functions, events & listeners, working with the server, etc.
Lots of examples are provided for all the concepts that are taught, with detailed explanations. The course focuses on interactive programming, teaching you how to build simple and fun JavaScript programs.
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Objectives
- Introduce people to HTML and CSS
- Expose people to JavaScript programming
- Encounter fundamental programming concepts as variables, operators, statements
- Work with JavaScript objects and arrays, functions
- Use JavaScript to build interactive programs
Target Audience
- People new to programming
- People with some knowledge in programming who would like to start writing code in JavaScript
Prerequisites
Work with computer and Internet
Roadmap
- Basic HTML [Theory – 1h: Practice – 3h]
Structure of HTML, blocks, images, links, lists, headers, tables, forms
2. Basic CSS [Theory – 1h; Practice – 3h]
CSS on element, CSS in HTML, CSS in a separate file, borders, padding, margin, display property to show/hide elements, absolute positioning, CSS classes, CSS selectors
3. Programming basics [Theory - 1h; Practice – 3h]
Printing to the console, simplest operators, variables, get value from elements on page, eval function, if/else, while/for, functions, arrays, objects, strings (and basic operations)
4. JavaScript Data Types [Theory – 1h; Practice – 4h]
Objects, arrays, strings, strings interpolation, working with null and undefined
5. Event listeners [Theory – 1h; Practice – 4h]
What is event, create HTML with events, attach events on the fly, timers
6. Working with the server [Theory – 2h; Practice –6h]
Async/await, fetch() in browser, requests to server, work with forms
Total: Theory – 7h (23%); Practice – 23h (77%)