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What is this?

This is an introductory level workshop of the language of the web, JavaScript.

What is JavaScript?

Javascript is a programming language which was designed originally for adding interactivity to web pages.

Nowadays JavaScript runs in more places than just web browsers such as on web servers, phones and robots. However, today, we are going to focus JavaScript on browsers.

Why learn JavaScript?

Learning Javascript is a good idea for so many reasons.

Firstly, it's a core part of the modern web. Almost all highly interactive web sites make heavy use of JavaScript to drive their UI in someway. If you are interested in building the frontend user experience, JavaScript is a requirement.

Second, with the advent of Node.js it is possible to also use JavaScript to create both server-side and desktop applications.

And third, tools like Cordova and React Native make it possible to also build mobile applications with JavaScript.

It's increasingly the case that if you ask "Can I do that with Javascript?", the answer is yes.

Javascript isn't going anywhere, and the demand for developers with Javascript skills will only continue to grow.

Prerequisites

For beginners, it's great because it's easy to get started. You don't need to learn any specialised, complicated tools. All you need is the browser you already have.

We have Part 0 to get you start to web basics and some informations about the tools (browser and an editor) that you will be using during the workshop. Make sure that you have a good grasp on the Part 0 to go further. Otherwise, you will be having some weird question marks in your minds during the Part 1 and Part 2.

If you feel that you are struggling, don't spend much time on figuring out on your own, just grab a mentor and ask help. They will be more than happy to help you.

There will also be lightning talks during the day to elaborate on several topics to make you more familiar to the concepts.

Workshop Structure

This workshop is divided into a number of steps. At the end of each step, you will find a link to continue onto the next step.

In most of the steps, we have some Tasks To Do to get you do practise.

Then we have some links to resources to continue your studies.

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