Getting started with Javascript #Educreator12

Programming Basics for JavaScript

What is JavaScript?

• NOT Java

• Scripting language

• The third leg of the web code

• Front-end code

• More powerful than it looks

• Security

• Inheritance

• CREATED BY A MANIAC

Cons

• Fast

• Simple

• Popular

• Versatile

• Common

Pros

Pros and Cons

The History of JavaScript

The Brief History of JavaScript

The Takeaway

• Created in only 10 days

• Was not tested in a lab

• Was signed over so it would be a universal program

• Easier to use than anything we had so far

Multiple Choice

How long did it take to build JavaScript?

• 10 days

• 10 years

• 10 months

• 10 weeks

Multiple Choice

How long was JavaScript tested for?

• 10 years

• 10 days

• 10 months

• It wasn't

You've already made one. Remember id=""? That's a variable in HTML!

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Variables Store Data

Functions are used to repeat an action over and over on a specific user behavior.

Functions repeat things

Like how ID connects CSS and HTML, onclick is one way to connect HTML and JavaScript​

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onclick connects HTML and JavaScript

onclick is just one of many events that can trigger JavaScript. This image isn't even a definitive list!

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More Events!

Set rules to make decisions

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Conditionals

Multiple Choice

What does a variable hold?

• a function

• data

• ur mom

Multiple Choice

Why do we use functions?

• To compare things

• To use data

• To repeat code

• To store things

Multiple Choice

What do conditionals do?

• Repeat code

• Store data

• Play music

• Make decisions