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Beginner's Guide to JavaScript

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Learn JavaScript at Treehouse today with your free trial! http://bit.ly/3ZKnJqs JavaScript is the most popular and versatile programming language in the world. Guil provides a beginner-friendly introduction to the language and demonstrates simple code examples. Want to continue your JavaScript journey? Here are some good starting points from our extensive library: JavaScript Basics: https://trhouse.co/45uxZGM Full Stack JavaScript Track: https://trhouse.co/3WGf8ob 0:00 Introduction 2:23 Examples of Things Made with JavaScript 6:31 Working with Data 8:53 Storing & Tracking information with Variables 13:27 Working with a Text Editor 14:32 Create Reusable Code with Functions 22:46 Storing Multiple Items with Arrays 26:16 Simplify Repetitive Tasks with Loops 31:30 Store & Access Data with Objects 41:49 Conclusion 45:28 Frameworks and Libraries Clips Wifi coffeemaker from Bruvelo Forbidden Planet (1956) Samsung Crystal Blue Fitbit Versa Amazon Echo Nest Hello Google Maps Music Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Follow Us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/treehouse Instagram: https://instagram.com/teamtreehouse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/treehouse-island-inc-/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamtreehouse/ #javascript #java #coding #programming #javaprogramming

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JavaScript is one of the most necessary skills for a modern developer and is used by NASA to monitor spacesuits and keep astronauts safe in space.', 'JavaScript supports common data types like numbers and strings, used for calculations and data handling. JavaScript supports common data types like numbers and strings, used for making calculations, keeping track of game scores, and more.', 'Browsers have a built-in JavaScript interpreter and developer tools to write and run JavaScript code. Browsers have a built-in JavaScript interpreter and developer tools, such as the Console tab, to write and run JavaScript code.']}, {'end': 548.591, 'start': 398.115, 'title': 'Javascript string and dialog box', 'summary': 'Explains the usage of strings and dialog boxes in javascript, including how to clear the console, display a message using the alert function, and capture user input using the prompt function.', 'duration': 150.476, 'highlights': ["The alert function is used to display a message in a dialog box in the browser. The alert function is demonstrated to display the message 'hi, my name is Gil' in a dialog box, which opens when the code is run, providing a visual demonstration of its usage.", "The prompt function captures input from the user and returns a value, allowing for interaction and response capture in the browser. The prompt function is utilized to prompt the user with a message 'what is your name?' and captures the user's response, demonstrating its usage to interact with and capture user input.", 'Ways to clear the console are demonstrated, including using control or right-click and selecting clear console, and clicking the clear console icon above the console output. 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When working on a project in a text editor, it's common to put all of your JavaScript code into a separate file.", 'start': 805.408, 'duration': 11.72}, {'end': 820.79, 'text': "that's separate from your HTML file, just like you would with CSS, for example.", 'start': 817.128, 'duration': 3.662}, {'end': 826.614, 'text': "So now I'm going to open my text editor, Visual Studio Code, which, by the way, is built using JavaScript technologies.", 'start': 821.171, 'duration': 5.443}], 'summary': 'The user interacts with prompt and alert dialogue boxes in the browser and discusses organizing javascript code in a separate file, such as in visual studio code.', 'duration': 33.29, 'max_score': 793.324, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/UOeofWla8mE/pics/UOeofWla8mE793324.jpg'}, {'end': 937.652, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 903.537, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 905.898, 'text': 'JavaScript also lets you define your own functions.', 'start': 903.537, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 911.726, 'text': 'To create a function, You type the keyword function followed by the name you want to give the function.', 'start': 906.218, 'duration': 5.508}, {'end': 917.875, 'text': 'For example, my functions, then a set of parentheses and a set of curly braces.', 'start': 911.927, 'duration': 5.948}, {'end': 924.784, 'text': 'In a function, the JavaScript you place inside the curly braces is run whenever the function is activated.', 'start': 918.375, 'duration': 6.409}, {'end': 931.028, 'text': 'Think of the code inside the braces as a set of instructions that you want to run each time the function is referenced in your code.', 'start': 925.345, 'duration': 5.683}, {'end': 937.652, 'text': "So now I'm going to create a function that contains the same prompt and alert behavior we wrote earlier in the console.", 'start': 931.609, 'duration': 6.043}], 'summary': 'Javascript allows defining functions with a custom name and code to run upon activation.', 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'text': "To do this, you add what's called a parameter inside the parentheses when creating a function.", 'start': 1056.173, 'duration': 4.824}], 'summary': 'Using prompt and alert to pass information and change function behavior in javascript.', 'duration': 37.453, 'max_score': 1023.544, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/UOeofWla8mE/pics/UOeofWla8mE1023544.jpg'}, {'end': 1373.973, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1344.529, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1350.992, 'text': 'Functions could let you run a dozen or hundreds of lines of programming by typing just a single line of code.', 'start': 1344.529, 'duration': 6.463}, {'end': 1357.134, 'text': "You'll use them constantly in your JavaScript programs to make your programs more modular and easier to update.", 'start': 1351.472, 'duration': 5.662}, {'end': 1362.856, 'text': "And at the end of this video, I'll give you a resource you can use to dig deeper into how to write and use functions,", 'start': 1357.494, 'duration': 5.362}, {'end': 1364.657, 'text': 'as well as everything else covered in this video.', 'start': 1362.856, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 1373.973, 'text': 'You learn that variables in JavaScript hold and keep track of values, like a number or a string.', 'start': 1369.41, 'duration': 4.563}], 'summary': 'Javascript functions simplify code, making it modular and easier to update, while a resource is provided for further learning.', 'duration': 29.444, 'max_score': 1344.529, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/UOeofWla8mE/pics/UOeofWla8mE1344529.jpg'}], 'start': 548.991, 'title': 'Javascript variables, functions, and arrays', 'summary': 'Covers javascript variables basics, including declaration and assignment of values, using variables in prompt dialog box. it also explains variables and functions, demonstrating their usage for data manipulation and creating personalized messages. additionally, it discusses javascript 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by passing the variable name 'question' to the prompt command."]}, {'end': 1185.808, 'start': 628.356, 'title': 'Variables and functions in javascript', 'summary': "Explains the concept of variables in javascript, how to use them to store and manipulate data, and the process of creating and using functions, illustrating with examples like using variables to track a player's score in a game and creating a function to prompt user input and display personalized messages, emphasizing the flexibility and versatility of functions with parameters.", 'duration': 557.452, 'highlights': ["Variables are used to store and manipulate data in JavaScript, with the ability to change values during the program. Variables act as labeled boxes, allowing for storage and manipulation of data, such as tracking a player's score in a game, with the capability to change values as the program runs.", 'Creating functions in JavaScript involves defining a collection of code that performs specific tasks, such as prompting user input and displaying personalized messages. Functions in JavaScript consist of a set of instructions that execute specific tasks, like prompting user input and displaying personalized messages, providing flexibility and reusability in the code.', 'Using parameters in functions allows for increased flexibility and customization, enabling different values to be passed to the function for varied outcomes. Parameters in functions enhance flexibility by accepting different values, resulting in customized outcomes, as demonstrated through passing custom greetings to a function to display personalized messages.']}, {'end': 1572.794, 'start': 1186.189, 'title': 'Javascript functions and arrays', 'summary': 'Discusses the creation and usage of functions in javascript, showcasing how to return values from functions, utilize console.log to output function returns, and change a function to multiply two values. it also explains the concept of arrays, their creation, accessing values using index, and using built-in methods like push and pop, demonstrating the practicality and versatility of javascript functions and arrays.', 'duration': 386.605, 'highlights': ["The chapter discusses the creation and usage of functions in JavaScript, showcasing how to return values from functions, utilize console.log to output function returns, and change a function to multiply two values. 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syntax.", 'Each element in the movies array is logged to the console using the console.log method, showcasing a practical application of the loop statement.']}, {'end': 2210.88, 'start': 1879.431, 'title': 'Javascript objects: data storage and access', 'summary': 'Introduces javascript objects as data containers with properties and methods, demonstrating how to create, access, and manipulate objects to store and access data, as well as combining objects with arrays to manage related data efficiently.', 'duration': 331.449, 'highlights': ['JavaScript is often referred to as an object-oriented or object-based programming language, where most everything in JavaScript is either an object or can be treated as an object. JavaScript is often referred to as an object-oriented or object-based programming language, where most everything in JavaScript is either an object or can be treated as an object.', 'Objects in JavaScript are data containers that hold multiple variables as key-value pairs, simplifying data handling and allowing related data to be grouped in one easily accessed unit. Objects in JavaScript are data containers that hold multiple variables as key-value pairs, simplifying data handling and allowing related data to be grouped in one easily accessed unit.', 'The chapter demonstrates creating an object to hold various pieces of information about a movie, using curly braces to represent an object and adding properties like title and time with their respective values. The chapter demonstrates creating an object to hold various pieces of information about a movie, using curly braces to represent an object and adding properties like title and time with their respective values.', 'The most common way to access properties of an object is with dot notation, allowing for easy retrieval and manipulation of property values. The most common way to access properties of an object is with dot notation, allowing for easy retrieval and manipulation of property values.', 'Combining objects with arrays allows for efficient management of related data, as demonstrated by placing a series of objects inside an array and manipulating the data based on property values. Combining objects with arrays allows for efficient management of related data, as demonstrated by placing a series of objects inside an array and manipulating the data based on property values.']}, {'end': 2496.48, 'start': 2211.32, 'title': 'Conditional statements in programming', 'summary': 'Explains the use of conditional statements in programming, such as if-else statements and template literals, to create programs that react to different situations based on conditions within the program. it also demonstrates the use of equality operators and provides insights into the convenience of template literals when creating strings.', 'duration': 285.16, 'highlights': ['The chapter explains the use of conditional statements in programming, such as if-else statements and template literals. It provides an overview of using conditional statements, if-else clauses, and template literals to create programs that react to different situations based on conditions within the program.', 'The chapter demonstrates the use of equality operators in conditional statements for testing if two values are exactly the same. It explains the use of the triple equal sign as an equality operator to test if two values are exactly the same in conditional statements.', 'The chapter provides insights into the convenience of template literals when creating strings, highlighting that they are easier to write and read. It explains the convenience of using template literals over traditional string concatenation, highlighting that they are easier to write and read.']}], 'duration': 671.739, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/UOeofWla8mE/pics/UOeofWla8mE1824741.jpg', 'highlights': ['The chapter demonstrates creating an object to hold various pieces of information about a movie, using curly braces to represent an object and adding properties like title and time with their respective values.', "The loop statement uses the 'for each' method to iterate over the movies array, demonstrating a straightforward and easily readable syntax.", 'The chapter demonstrates how to loop through an array of movie titles using JavaScript, showcasing the simplicity and readability of the loop statement, with the example logging each movie title to the console.', 'The chapter explains the use of conditional statements in programming, such as if-else statements and template literals. 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It explains the use of the triple equal sign as an equality operator to test if two values are exactly the same in conditional statements.', 'The chapter provides insights into the convenience of template literals when creating strings, highlighting that they are easier to write and read.', 'Each element in the movies array is logged to the console using the console.log method, showcasing a practical application of the loop statement.', 'Objects in JavaScript are data containers that hold multiple variables as key-value pairs, simplifying data handling and allowing related data to be grouped in one easily accessed unit.']}, {'end': 2932.943, 'segs': [{'end': 2635.982, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2609.559, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 2616.046, 'text': 'Writing JavaScript for both the frontend and backend portions of an application is known as full-stack development.', 'start': 2609.559, 'duration': 6.487}, {'end': 2624.273, 'text': 'Now, how does JavaScript run on the server? 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The widespread use of JavaScript in various technological applications.']}], 'duration': 436.162, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/UOeofWla8mE/pics/UOeofWla8mE2496781.jpg', 'highlights': ['JavaScript is widely used in space programs, native app development, IoT devices, virtual reality experiences, and cross-platform desktop applications.', 'Type checkers like TypeScript and Flow are used to catch mistakes early and make app development more maintainable.', 'Frameworks and libraries like React, Vue, and Angular are commonly used in JavaScript development, with each offering unique features and functionalities.', 'JavaScript has evolved from ES5 to ES2015 and beyond, with smaller iterative releases each year.', 'JavaScript is used in front-end and back-end development, with Node.js being a popular framework for server-side applications.']}], 'highlights': ['JavaScript is the most popular and versatile programming language in the world, and it is the first programming language many developers learn.', 'The US Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts a 17% growth in developer jobs between 2014 and 2024, much faster than the average rate of other professions.', 'JavaScript is projected to be the most in-demand programming language of 2018 and beyond.', 'JavaScript is beginner-friendly with a simple, straightforward syntax, growing support community, and many tools to aid learning and development.', 'JavaScript is utilized to build the user interface of popular applications like Facebook, Netflix, Airbnb, Tesla, and Instagram, as well as native apps published on Google Play and iOS App Store.', 'SpaceX engineers are using JavaScript to build the flight interface for the Dragon 2 spacecraft, highlighting its unexpected application in the aerospace industry.', 'JavaScript is crucial for modern developers and is used by NASA to monitor spacesuits for astronauts.', 'Variables are one of the most important concepts in JavaScript and programming in general.', 'Creating functions in JavaScript involves defining a collection of code that performs specific tasks.', 'The forEach loop is a common way to access each item in an array and perform a function on it, facilitating the automation of tasks like creating HTML lists with links from a movie array.', "Advantages of using 'forEach' for readability and concise code. The chapter highlights that 'forEach' is preferred for its readability and concise syntax, making it easier to understand and involving less code compared to other loop syntax.", 'The chapter demonstrates creating an object to hold various pieces of information about a movie, using curly braces to represent an object and adding properties like title and time with their respective values.', 'JavaScript is widely used in space programs, native app development, IoT devices, virtual reality experiences, and cross-platform desktop applications.', 'Type checkers like TypeScript and Flow are used to catch mistakes early and make app development more maintainable.', 'Frameworks and libraries like React, Vue, and Angular are commonly used in JavaScript development, with each offering unique features and functionalities.', 'JavaScript has evolved from ES5 to ES2015 and beyond, with smaller iterative releases each year.', 'JavaScript is used in front-end and back-end development, with Node.js being a popular framework for server-side applications.']}