Intro. JavaScript

From: Charlene Russ (lorena29_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 12/24/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 19:43:07 -0500

Learn on-line at your own in a user-centered format with plenty of
interaction and personal attention.

This is a basic level coursed designed to introduce the novice to
intermediate computer user to the JavaScript language, and focuses on
creating user interactivity on personal websites. This Object Oriented
Language is known for creating a high level of interactivity with minimal
coding, and is fairly simple to learn.

We will begin with an overview of Javascript, describe its applications and
compare it to other web programming languages. Flash integration with
Javascript will also be addressed throughout the course. Topics we will be
covering include, Incorporating Javascript into an HTML page, Simple
Scripting, Time and Date,Data Variables,Writing Output, User Prompts,
Working with images, Creative Scripting, Data Types, and Navigation with
Javascript.

Objective:
To provide the student with an enjoyable learning experience complete with
personalized instruction.

Course Requirements:

Internet and Email Access
Text Editor Such as Notepad or Textpad
Ability to send attachments,
or webspace to post assignments
Netscape 6 or later
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Preferred but not mandatory

HTML Editor ( *Dreamweaver MX has some nice features)
Flash 5 or Flash MX
Printer Access (printing out the lessons can be very helpful)

Introduction to JavaScript, currently only $20 per six-week session!

To enroll visit us on-line at:

The Eclectic Academy
http://www.eclecticacademy.com
'The Better Choice in On-Line Learning'

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Similarities between PHP and Javascript in code?
    ... interactivity on the site? ... I just didnt need a server side language at ... One of the things that you need to be aware is that PHP and Javascript ...
    (comp.lang.php)
  • Re: Implicit object constructor misinterpretation
    ... specified for the language that is being parsed. ... sub-set of the syntax for object literals. ... document that will teach anyone how to program with javascript. ... Consider the issue in your OP; you can speculate about "broken switch-case" or "not a constructor but a block of statements", but an examination of the spec shows that the observed behaviour corresponds with the specified behaviour, and explains the specified behaviour. ...
    (comp.lang.javascript)
  • Re: Attempt to de-mystify AJAX
    ... I choose to minimise the Javascript because ... But to say that a language is somehow ... a compilation phase gives you the chance to ... Even PHP (though I have my own reasons for disliking PHP). ...
    (comp.databases.pick)
  • Re: Is Forth still interesting?
    ... Move forward a few years and you start to see language environments like Visual Basic offer programmers the ability to open up a command window to view and change variables, test routines interactively, and edit code in a interrupted program and continue execution with the new edited code. ... Move forward a few more years and you see a plethora of scripting languages-- nearly every one offering a read-eval-print loop offering interactivity. ... Adding an interactive interface to language environments that have rich metadata and reflection services (like Java and .NET) is trivial, and programmers in those environments are enjoying interactive testing and it has whet their appetites for full-on interactive development. ...
    (comp.lang.forth)
  • Re: VB or C#
    ... My first reply to Clinton was only trying to do it in a way as Clinton does ... JavaScript, but with that you don't learn OOP (which you in my idea for sure ... however with that you are in my idea misusing the language. ... started getting serious about web development. ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.general)