JavaScript (and jQuery) in 7 Days
Course

JavaScript (and jQuery) in 7 Days

JavaScript is known as the language of the web, and is packed full of powerful features you can master to produce beautiful websites and applications. This course serves as a comprehensive introduction to JavaScript and teaches you how to write clean and maintainable code to build your own programs. Perfect for beginners, this course is a fast-paced, interactive, fun introduction to one of the most popular programming languages out there.

Packt
Updated Feb 14, 2019

JavaScript is the language of the web. You can use it to add dynamic behaviors, store information, and handle requests and responses on a website on-the-fly and this is why it has become one of the most useful languages in the web development community. In this course, you will instantly start to work with JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap using the in-browser editor. You'll start off by learning the basics of JavaScript by writing your first program. After mastering the fundamentals, you'll learn how to write clean and maintainable JavaScript code. You'll be taught modern JavaScript at a quick pace to maximize your learning for the time available. Later you'll work with objects and arrays to model problems/solutions for better program output in JavaScript. You'll be creating an awesome-looking battleship game with slideshows, a development journal with YouTube, and image-embedded URLs with Bootstrap and jQuery. Each lesson will begin by reviewing the exercise from the previous day, before moving on to the subject of that day's lesson. By the end of the course you will be amazed by everything you've managed to learn and accomplish in such a short time. Each lesson is inspiring and fun, making you feel like a magical code wizard! All the code and supporting files for this course are available on GitHub at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/JavaScript-and-jQuery-in-7-Days. Style and Approach. This course will teach absolute beginners how to use JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap. It's designed so anyone with a web browser can instantly begin learning. Upon completion students will be able to create interactive JavaScript and HTML web apps. 


Target Audience 

This course is for people who are new to programming and want to get started with JavaScript. If you're an experienced programmer and want to learn a new language for your web applications, then this course is also for you. 


Business Outcomes 

  • Learn how to model real-world problems using JavaScript objects
  • Take control of HTML and CSS using jQuery
  • Create interactive web apps that use elegant Bootstrap components
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