About JavaScript Course

Welcome to JavaScript! Today we will be introduced to what programming languages are and go over JavaScript syntax, variables, and script tags. We’ll also poke around and get comfortable in the Chrome Developer Tools console. In this lesson we will also be exploring loops, ‘if statements’ and Booleans. This knowledge will help us write more exciting code that flows based on logic.

What is a function, and how is it used? In this lesson we will review built-in functions, and learn how to create and call our own functions. We will also explore parameters and arguments, and how to use them. In this lesson we will introduce the topic of scope and get some practice with working in different scopes. Also, we will talk about best practices with scoping variables.

What is an object, an array, and a class, and how can we use them? In this lesson we will answer these questions, and also dive into object properties, methods, and “this”. We will also discuss passing variables by reference vs. value. In this lesson we’ll look into a few object and array methods, and then talk about enumerating through objects and arrays. We will also introduce the for-in loop!

In this lesson, we will cover more advanced functional programming topics such as mapping and filtering arrays. We’ll also give an overview of when, where, and how you can use jQuery on your pages. Getting comfortable with exploring jQuery will include learning about events and effects, and working in the jQuery API.

In this lesson we will put together all of the skills we have learned so far, as well as introducing how to add new HTML to the page with JavaScript. we will learn about how to allow our sites to listen for events such as button and mouse clicks.

This lesson will be focused on tooling, where we will be learning about the power of the command line and code organization. This includes using GitHub for code storage and organization, as well as learning best practices when it comes to organizing our code.

So far we have learned about managing our own data that we’ve made available. In the lesson we will learn how to access data from external sources through the power of APIs. We can make requests and understand the concepts behind accessing live data.

In this lesson we will explore the concepts behind using Promises which allow us to chain multiple API calls and be assured that previous requests are complete before making new ones. We will also go on a codealong journey where we will learn all about using APIs to make our projects more exciting.