What is it?

JavaScript is a programming language that allows you to write dynamic websites. It is also used for writing web servers and writing games. 

Web Programming

JavaScript is the only programming language

that is supported across all major browsers, which is why it remains one of the most widely used programming languages. 

If you think of HTML giving a site structure, CSS giving it shiny things, then JavaScript makes the site dance.

Java and JavaScript?

A common misconceptions is that Java and JavaScript are related. JavaScript only shares a similar name and at first glance has similar syntax.

What about jQuery?

jQuery is a super-popular library that provides utilities for DOM manipulation and AJAX calls. 

jQuery is not its own language, and we will be focusing on JavaScript without libraries in this workshop

Resources

Mozilla Developer Network

References

Learn More!

Eloquent JavaScript

JavaScript Garden

Code Academy

More Resources!

Full eight-week  independent-study-course

JavaScript Practice Problems

Codewars

"How to Learn JavaScript Properly"

Style Guide

Airbnb's JavaScript Style Guide

Cool Books