JavaScript Essentials – Part 1 (Basics)

This course is the first in a 2-course series, and it will prepare you for the JSE – Certified Entry-Level JavaScript Programmer certification exam.

The main goal of the course is to guide you from a state of complete programming illiteracy to a level of programming knowledge which allows you to design, write, debug, and run programs encoded in the JavaScript language, and to understand the basic concepts of software development technology.

The course focuses on the JavaScript language core concepts, including the essentials of the JavaScript syntax and semantics, best programming practices, JS tools and resources, and coding concepts such as variables, data types, type casting, operators, user interaction, control flow, functions, errors, exceptions, debugging, and troubleshooting.

The course will prepare you for jobs and careers connected with widely understood software and web development, which includes not only creating the code itself as a junior developer, but also web design, front-end development, and application testing.

Pre-requisite

None

Prepare for Careers

Having completed the course, you will be prepared to attempt the qualification JSE – Certified JavaScript Entry-Level Programmer certification, and to get your foot in the door to careers in software development, data analysis, and testing.

Key skills you will learn

Sign up for JavaScript Essentials 1, and learn these core skills:

• Learn the universal concepts of computer programming

• Learn the syntax and semantics of the JavaScript language

• Practice skills in resolving typical implementation challenges

• Design, develop, and debug JS scripts

• Algorithmic and analytical thinking

• Best practices in programming