javascript Absolute Beginners Guide
No experience necessary!
Make the most of javascript -- even if youve never programmed anything before. This book is the fastest way to learn javascript and use it together with CSS3 and HTML5 to create powerful web and mobile experiences. Learn how to do what you want, the way you want, one incredibly easy step at a time. javascript has never been this simple!
This is the easiest, most practical beginnerโs guide to programming javascript with simple, reliable instructions for doing everything you really want to do! Hereโs a small sample of what youโll learn:
Learn why javascript is awesome
Organize your code with variables
Understand how functions make your code reusable
Use the popular if/else statement to help make a decision in code
Learn about switch statements and when to use them
Work with for, while, and do...while loops
Learn how to use global and local scope
Understand what closures are
Learn about the various places your code can live
Understand how to write comments and good commenting practices
Learn about the basic types of objects youll run into in javascript
Find out that pizza has an educational value beyond just being deliciously awesome
Understand how text is treated in javascript
Learn how to perform common string operations
Use arrays to handle lists of data
Learn to create custom objects
