JavaScript for Line of Business Applications

JavaScript is the programming language of the web, designed for the web to add behavior and interactivity to web pages. In this episode we’ll take a look at the very basics of the language. We’ll look at the core syntax of the language, where to place your JavaScript, what you can do with JavaScript, and what tools you will want to make use of in your JavaScript learning and programming. JavaScript used to be the frowned upon toy language of the world, but things have changed! Today with modern JavaScript frameworks and best practices, JavaScript is a bona fide enterprise level tool being put to use by the very most humble websites on up to super complex applications from the likes of the Google and Yahoo engineering teams.

Contents:

• Getting Started With JavaScript Programming
• JavaScript Code Structure
• Using Variables and Conditionals in JavaScript
• JavaScript Operators and Expressions

• JavaScript Types and Objects Tutorial
• Document Object Model Tutorial
• The Top 9 Most Awesome JavaScript Events
• JavaScript Functions Tutorial

Hakitzu: Code of the Warrior is a fun way to learn to program JavaScript. In a unique twist, as you’re learning to build your ultimate robot warriors, you’re also learning JavaScript coding. Become the best coder in the land, and you’ll find yourself on the pathway to victory.

Thanks to the wide adoption of libraries like jQuery and Mootools, JavaScript’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last few years. However, in the process, an interesting thing occurred: many newer developers are learning these libraries without taking the time to actually learn about raw JavaScript techniques. What percentage of jQuery users don’t know how to fade out an element with only raw JS? My guess is that it’s much higher than many would think.

Are you a programmer who is considering learning JavaScript, but unsure whether it is worth the pain? Then this blog post is for you: I argue that it is worth it and give tips for surviving the language.

Contents:

• Why learn JavaScript?
• Take your time to get to know JavaScript
• JavaScript’s power
• How to survive JavaScript?
• Further reading
• References

Last year, I wrote about and recommended some great resources for getting good with andJavaScript. A year is a long time in Internet terms and I figured now was a good time for a refresh. JavaScript continues to explode in terms of adoption and being fully embraced, not only in the browser but also on the server. So it's about time we revisit the list and update it with good places to stay current.

This isn’t a reference guide, programming tutorial or detailed overview. It’s a Javascript refresher, assuming you know another programming language and puts all the information in one place (just ctrl+f to find!). Javascript has nothing to do with Java, isdynamically typed and has C-like syntax.

Really the basics of programming in JavaScript in easy to learn video series.