Javascript for Programmers

JavaScript for Programmers approaches JavaScript as a programming language. To build today's modern web applications, you need to know more than how to create an "on click" handler or paste some sample jquery code. Understanding the fundamentals of the language and how to create object-oriented code will allow you to access to the power of JavaScript. In this class, you'll use Jasmine, a behavior driven development framework, as a learning tool to work through exercises that solidify the concepts through hands-on experience with jasmine JavaScript. After taking this course, you will have practical experience with JavaScript language fundamentals. You will have a solid understanding of the language and a foundation in best practice development for using Jasmine JavaScript Testing framework with your JavaScript code.

Content and Goals

• Over 36 lectures and 8.5 hours of content!
• Core language syntax
• How Javascript works with the DOM
• How to use event in a web browser
• Object-oriented programming in Javascript
• How to write test-first Javascript code using Jasmine