Learn to Program with JavaScript LiveLessons (Video Training)

Description

8 Hours of Video Instruction 

Learn JavaScript, the World's Most Popular Programming Language, In a Hands-On and Engaging Way!

JavaScript is used by a staggering amount of large and medium sized companies, largely due to its simplicity, flexibility, and popularity. The career opportunities for JavaScript developers are enormous. JavaScript is a fantastic language to learn to start your programming career.

In this course, Shaun Wassell covers everything you need to develop a solid foundation in programming with JavaScript. He demonstrates how to think like a programmer along with basic syntax and programming techniques. You'll start off by learning the basics, such as basic syntax and program structure, and simple operations. From there, you'll get into the basics of Object-Oriented programming in JavaScript and move onto more specific topics such as making network requests, handling events and errors, and building user interfaces.

Skill Level:

• Beginner

Topics Covered:

1. Learn Programming Basics: Variables and Data
2. Learn Programming Basics: Control Structures
3. Learn Programming Basics: Functions
4. Basic Programming Examples
5. Asynchronous Programming in JavaScript
6. Using JavaScript with User Interfaces
7. More Programming Examples

What You Will Learn:

• Learn to think like a programmer
• Learn the basics of JavaScript in a fun and hands-on way
• Learn about Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming and see how they work with many examples
• Build user interfaces using JavaScript templating engines
• See how to use JavaScript arrays and objects to work with data effectively
• Learn deployment options for JavaScript applications

Who Should Take This Course:

• Junior developers
• Web developers
• Mid-level developers

Course Requirements: 

• Familiarity with programming concepts

 
About Pearson Video Training 

Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Sams, and Que. Topics include IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training athttp://www.informit.com/video. 

Video Lessons are available for download for offline viewing within the streaming format. Look for the green arrow in each lesson.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction

Lesson 1: Learn Programming Basics: Variables and Data
1.1 Learn the basic goals of programming
1.2 Learn about variables
1.3 Learn about data types
1.4 Use JavaScript Objects to store related data
1.5 Use Arrays to store multiple variables
1.6 Learn about null and undefined variables

Lesson 2: Learn Programming Basics: Control Structures
2.1 Learn about If statements in JavaScript
2.2 Learn about For Loops in JavaScript (For-in and For-of)
2.3 Learn about While Loops in JavaScript (while and do-while)
2.4 Learn about Switch-Case blocks in JavaScript
2.5 Learn about ternary operators in JavaScript
2.6 Learn about equality in JavaScript

Lesson 3: Learn Programming Basics: Functions
3.1 Learn what a function is
3.2 Learn about arguments and return values
3.3 Learn about the different function syntaxes

Lesson 4: Basic Programming Examples
4.1 Write a program to find the largest number in an array
4.2 Write a program to sort an array of numbers
4.3 Write a program to calculate Fibonacci numbers
4.4 Write a program to find anagrams
4.5 Write a program to rotate arrays
4.6 Write a program to multiply matrices

Lesson 5: Asynchronous Programming in JavaScript
5.1 Learn the basics of asynchronous programming
5.2 Learn about callbacks
5.3 Learn about Promises
5.4 Learn about Async/Await

Lesson 6: Using JavaScript with User Interfaces
6.1 Manipulate DOM elements in JavaScript
6.2 Build user interfaces with Template Engines
6.3 Build user interfaces with React

Lesson 7: More Programming Examples
7.1 Write a program to display a graph
7.2 Write a program to display a list of users
7.3 Write a Rock-Paper-Scissors program

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