Welcome to the Basic Prep!
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How this Unit will Look
This is what to expect from the lessons, assignments and projects in this course.
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Let's back up for a minute and put things in context. We'll give a brief overview below of what you can expect from this unit and where it fits into the context of your overall education.
Putting this JavaScript Course in Context
To work as a web developer, you will eventually need to learn JavaScript. The contents of this unit are thus essential learning for any developer.
The Contents of This Unit
Zooming in a bit, let's take a look at what will be covered during this unit.
JavaScript Basics
In the JavaScript Basics section, we are going to learn some programming concepts that apply to all languages. Of course, we're going to look at JavaScript's syntax and its particular implementation of these concepts. We will wrap this section up by building a quiz game.
Tips and Best Practices
In this section, we will take a look at some more JavaScript specific details and techniques, such as its concept of this as well as how to better work with objects. The section also contains a style guide, which will help you along your journey.
jQuery Basics & Dynamic jQuery
This section will give you full control over your web page. jQuery will allow you to animate and modify your page on the fly.
Project: Music Player
To wrap things up, you will combine all of your prior knowledge to make a browser-based music player. It's going to be a challenge, but you will walk away feeling quite accomplished.
Go forth now, it is time to fall in love with JavaScript!
