This book aims to help people make the most of JavaScript -- even if they've never programmed anything before. Kirupa Chinnathambi covers JavaScript and how to use it together with CSS3 and HTML5 to create powerful web and mobile experiences.

Author: Kirupa Chinnathambi
Publisher: Que
Date: December 2019
Pages: 464
ISBN: 978-0136502890
Print: 013650289X
Kindle: B01HS6KUTE
Audience: Those wanting to learn JavaScript
Level: Introductory
Category: JavaScript

• 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 you'll 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

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