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JavaScript Basics

234-minute JavaScript Course

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About this Course

JavaScript is a programming language that drives the web: from front-end user interface design to server-side backend programming, you'll find JavaScript at every stage of a website and web application. In this course, you'll learn the fundamental programming concepts and syntax of the JavaScript programming language.

What you'll learn

  • What JavaScript is and where it is used
  • The basic syntax of the JavaScript programming language
  • Basic programming concepts like variables, data types, and conditional statements
  • How to troubleshoot programming problems

Teacher

  • Guil Hernandez

    Guil is a Full Stack JavaScript and Front End Web Development instructor.

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