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JavaScript in Practice: Getting Started

Delve into practical JavaScript skills, from basic concepts to integration with HTML/CSS, and discover its history and evolution in software development through hands-on exercises.

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You can expect some beginner-friendly content in this course, along with some learning paths. I strongly believe in practical application. Therefore, I will not bore you with facts, long theories, or rants about which parts of JavaScript I consider good or bad. This course is all about getting our hands dirty and understanding how JavaScript works inside out. This highly practical course will start off from covering basic programming concepts in Javascript to introducing JavaScript with HTML and CSS. In addition, you will also get an insight into JavaScript history and its growth in the Software World.

You can expect some beginner-friendly content in this course, along with some learning paths. I strongly believe in practical ap...Show More

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61 Lessons24 Quizzes1 Challenge

Introduction to JavaScript

2 Lessons

Get familiar with JavaScript basics, including writing code, using comments, and initial syntax.

Getting Started with JavaScript

How to Write Comments in JavaScript?

DataTypes

7 Lessons

Look at JavaScript data types, operators, strings, booleans, null, let, and objects.

Data Types and Arithmetic Operators

Playing Around With Strings

Comparison and Ternary Operators

Null, Undefined and Symbol

The let keyword

The Object Type

Quiz: DataTypes

All about Arrays

3 Lessons

Work your way through array concepts, from basic structure to manipulation techniques.

Introduction to Arrays

Manipulating Arrays

Quiz

Functions and Operators

4 Lessons

Apply your skills to mastering JavaScript functions, type identification, and various operators.

Functions

The typeof Operator

Additional Operators

Quiz: Functions and Operators

Executing Selective Instructions

4 Lessons

Map out the steps for using if-else, switch statements, and ternary operators in JavaScript.

If, Else If and Else Statements

Switch statements

The ternary operator

Quiz: Executing Selective Instructions

Loops

6 Lessons

Follow the process of using various JavaScript loops for iteration and efficient coding.

Values and Reference Types

4 Lessons

Build on JavaScript's distinction between value and reference types to manage data effectively.

Value and Reference Types

Mistake: treating a value type as a reference type

Mistake: treating a reference type as a value type

Quiz: Values and Reference Types

Cloning Objects

6 Lessons

Step through cloning objects in JavaScript, covering shallow copies, prototypal inheritance, and deep copies.

Shallow Copy

Prototypal Inheritance

Are Shallow Copies Dangerous?

Deep Copy

Restricted Deep Copy Implementations

Quiz: Cloning Objects

Using Strings in Javascript

15 Lessons

Walk through essential string operations, including creation, manipulation, sorting, and parsing.

Javascript Strings

Sorting Strings

Length of a String And Inserting New Lines

Trimming Strings

Accessing Characters inside a String

Finding the Index of a Substring inside a String

Splitting a String into an Array of Substrings

Joining Strings

Slicing A String

Replacing Characters of a String

Upper and Lower Case Letters

Exercise: String Manipulation

Exercise: Join, Map and Split

Exercise: String Parsing

Exercise: String Slicing

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JavaScript with HTML and CSS

4 Lessons

Master the steps to integrate JavaScript with HTML and CSS for dynamic, maintainable web pages.

Creating the Markup

Adding JavaScript Code

Finishing up with Style

HTML Classes: Separation of Concerns

11.

The Modern Javascript

6 Lessons

Find out about modern advancements, ecosystems, and opportunities in JavaScript development.

JavaScript on the Client

JavaScript on the Server

Other Important JavaScript Use Cases

Ease of Becoming A JavaScript Developer

JavaScript Learning Experience According to Science

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Course Author:

Zsolt Nagy

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