JavaScript for the Web (Clip 2): Gentle Introduction to JavaScript

JavaScript powers our websites. Think of JavaScript as the machinery behind the elements of our web pages. It's what makes our web pages do something. The user clicks a button and the page reacts. We walk through an example of how JavaScript works in the browser.

*Lesson Links*

*Content*
00:00 What is JavaScript?
01:17 JavaScript vs Java
01:33 ECMA and ECMAScript (ES)
02:25 What JavaScript can do
03:49 How does the browser run JavaScript code?
05:21 Demo
06:56 Key points

*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 last 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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[vijaysawal]

Very easy way of explaining. Look forward to more videos. Thanks a lot Deborah!!

[AshishMishra-rwlg]

Thanks for these videos. I think your voice (which you used while presenting yourself) is better than the voice used here. We can still manage this voice used here. I would keep on sharing my personal views going forward.