JavaScript Objects and the DOM (Clip 11): Gentle Introduction to JavaScript

Strings work great for things like messages and numbers work for scores. But how do we represent something more complex, such as a pet? We define an object. Just like the built in document and console objects we covered earlier in this course, we can create our own objects with JavaScript.

When doing web development, the most important set of objects we'll work with is the Document Object Model (or DOM). The DOM represents the objects in our HTML page.

We look at object literal syntax, describe the DOM, and use the browser's Elements tab to view the DOM for a web page.

*Lesson Links*

*Content*
00:00 JavaScript objects
00:23 Object properties
00:48 Object methods
01:02 JavaScript object literal
01:39 Document Object Model (DOM)
02:38 Coding Along: DOM
02:55 Demo: Browser Elements tab

*Audience*
• Anyone new to JavaScript.
• Existing developers that use JavaScript, and want to understand more about its syntax and how to use it on the web.
• Students considering a programming or web development career.
• Creatives that want a give their web pages some interactivity.
• Those that manage or interact with web developers to better understand what JavaScript is and how it is used.

This is the sixth and final course of the "How to Become a Web Developer" series.

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😊About Me
Hey! I'm Deborah Kurata
I'm a software developer and YouTube content creator. I speak at conferences such as VS Live and ng-conf. I write articles for freeCodeCamp. And I'm a Pluralsight author with courses in the top 10 most popular (out of 10,000+) over the past 5 years. For my work in support of software developers, I've been recognized with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, and I'm a Google Developer Expert (GDE).

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