Getting Started with JavaScript

This is a self-paced GK Digital Learning product. GK Digital learning products are created by world-class production and instructional design teams to deliver an experience that feels more like a classroom than traditional e-learning with hands-on activities for real-world results. In addition to high quality video content and hands-on labs you will have access to subject matter experts to ask questions for feedback and support.

JavaScript used to be the language that added simple effects and validation to our Web pages. It can still do that, but JavaScript is used for much more than that these days. Full applications are being written in JavaScript. Some people even use JavaScript on the server to power their application.

This course is for programmers already experienced with any other programming language besides JavaScript. You’ll be introduced to JavaScript’s syntax, common idioms, its strange object model, and its roots in functional programming.The labs for this course will have you working with simple HTML files that you can edit with any text editor on any operating system and run in a modern browser.

This online learning event is comprised of Articles to read, Labs to participate in, Videos to watch and all the time you have access to Mentors that will help you better understand of Javascript. We estimate that the learning event will take you around 8hrs to complete.