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JavaScript is one of the most powerful programming languages in common use. However, even those proficient in JavaScript often do not realize its power. For example, did you know that JavaScript...

• Is fully Object Oriented?
• Is weakly typed, allowing greater flexibility in programming through type inference?
• Has advanced language features such as anonymous methods?

(Don't worry if you do not understand this.)

Department description[edit]

JavaScript is part of the requirement for web-technology learning. It is specifically useful for web design. JavaScript is a dialect of ECMAscript which is based on root computing languages such as C. Studying the related languages will give you the student advanced standing in JavaScript. However, some conventions are/were unique to JavaScript.

Duration:

• Basic JavaScript is usually introduced alongside HTML and CSS (or Flash, SVG, etc.). It is only comprised of six to ten hours in introductions and use. ^[1]
• Intermediate JavaScript is usually introduced alongside languages like PHP, XML, Ruby, Python, and C++. It can comprise ten to twenty hours of development and use.^[2]
• Advanced JavaScript is about use in any possible applied context. Learning in this area is progressive. The competent use of some advanced concepts requires 100 to 200 hours.
• From a computer science perspective, JavaScript is a language standard which a graduate programmer should be able to employ/deploy as an application. Building a minimal JavaScript engine should require no more than two weeks work in a language such as C++. However, developing a good application may require a bigger collaboration. (Consult the standards for this task).
• JavaScript can be wrapped in other languages for the deployment of applications to several technologies.
• JavaScript can be used to design games, databases, or servers.
• ActionScript utilizes ECMAScript for timeline technology as used in animation.
• JavaScript is not just a trivial project/design language. It can be used for enterprise and industry wide projects and collaborations. A JavaScript expert could be required to undertake all/any level(s) of enterprise related training to handle the use of JavaScript for their professional employment.

Age:

• Children's level courses have been designed. Teachers could easily create enjoyable lessons for differing levels of interactive use. See: Education and Technology
  • What I can edit - coloring in with Paint, HTML, Flash, JavaScript.
  • What I can use - YouTube, Movies, Lessons, Webcams, Applications, Games.
  • What I can study - Search Engines, JavaScript generated web content, Wikipedia, Collections.

• Basic JavaScript is as incredibly simple as basic Math, HTML, Boolean Algebra, or BASIC. It doesn't require maturity or youth beyond a basic education. It's best to stay online for the duration of study - the available online educational resources are vast.

Prerequisites[edit]

You should at least know HTML before learning JavaScript. Some knowledge of CSS may be useful. Don't worry if you have no knowledge of web page scripting; Basic JavaScript is a great place to start.

Department news[edit]

• April 3, 2007 - First Lesson added (Basic JavaScript)
• September 16, 2006 - Department founded!
• September 24, 2012 - Student contributions for 5 min tests open (Test Basic JavaScript)

Lessons[edit]

• Introduction
  • Not Java
  • First Program
  • Placing the Code
• Basic JavaScript
  • Lexical Structure
  • Variables and Types
  • Operators
  • Arrays
  • Dates
  • Numbers
  • Numbers 2 @Wikia
  • Strings
• Test Basic JavaScript
• Intermediate JavaScript
  • Control Structures

• • Functions and Objects
  • JavaScript Objects
  • Event Handling
  • Regular Expressions
• Advanced_JavaScript
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Constructors and Prototypes
  • Access Control
  • Inheritance
  • Anonymous Functions
  • Optimization
  • Bookmarklets
  • Debugging
  • DHTML
  • Runtime Document Manipulation
  • Introduction to the Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Finding Elements
  • Adding Elements
  • Changing Elements
  • Changing Element Styles
  • Removing Elements
  • Working with the Mouse
  • Working With Files
  • XMLHttpRequest
  • Handling HTML
  • Handling_JSON
  • Handling XML
  • JScript in Microsoft
  • Best Practices
  • History of JavaScript

• Into the Web design courses:
  • Web Design/An Introduction to Programming with JavaScript
  • Web Design/Getting to know JavaScript events
  • Web Design/Getting to know the Document Object Model with JavaScript
  • Web Design/JavaScript Challenges
• Authoring Webpages
• Web Development

• CodeCook JavaScript

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• CQ 02:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
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• Ukuli 17:08, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
• Grunny (talk) 05:17, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
• Kurt Kincaid 19:24, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
• Polarnj 21:13, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
• Rob Drake (talk) 19:12, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
• Hyper geometric (talk) 22:10, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
• Deathlaser (talk) 16:00, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
• Brett Johnston (talk) 04:53, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
• Peey7 (talk) 10:51, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Resources[edit]

Open-Source[edit]

Online tutors[edit]

• stackoverflow.com
• www.webdeveloper.com/

Online learning sites[edit]

• LearnStreet - Free online JavaScript tutorials & practice exercises
• w3schools
• codecademy
• KhanAcademy
• Mozilla Developer Network

Online content instructor[edit]

• http://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston
• http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers
• http://www.youtube.com/user/webtunings
• http://www.youtube.com/user

...please add

Online Code Environment[edit]

writecodeonline.com - javascript

Projects[edit]

Learning projects currently being offered for JavaScript:

• JavaScript Curriculum: National Education — currently in need of contributors!
• JS 1 for Primary School— currently in need of lessons and contributors! See: Education and Technology
• JS 2 - currently in need of contributors
• JS 3 - currently in need of contributors

• Degree plans
  • Bachelor of Web Technology - JavaScript - Currently in need of a supporting university
  • Bachelor of Computing Instruction - JavaScript - Currently in need of a supporting university

• Perfecting Browser Use — currently in need of contributors!

• ECMAScript - this lesson explains constructive use of all ECMAScript based languages

standard for a programmatic language

• JS Visual a project to create visual code searching.
• AS 1
• JSON1
• Wakanda1

• Computing with JavaScript - Computing terms and codes for the JavaScript vocabulary

Tasks[edit]

• Integrate Wikibooks materials into Department.
• Create relevant courses.

References[edit]

See also[edit]

JavaScript Interpreter
IDE
Aptana Studio
Visual Studio
Libraries
JavaScript_library
jQuery
Web application framework
Comparison of JavaScript frameworks
XMLHttpRequest
Client-side_scripting
Greasemonkey
Userscript.org
Develop google Maps
Geocode Google Maps
manipulating_svg_with_dom_ecmascript
SVG_serialize.html
JavaScript Guide Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide
MSDN Microsoft error handling examples
JavaScript Developer Mozilla.org