Introducing JavaScript
Treehouse
Course Summary
Learn the fundamentals of programming by building a JavaScript video game. This fun, exploratory course teaches you basic concepts like variables, values, conditional statements and functions by interactively playing with code while creating a game.
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Course Description
About this Course Learn the fundamentals of programming by building a JavaScript video game. This fun, exploratory course teaches you basic concepts like variables, values, conditional statements and functions by interactively playing with code while creating a game. What you'll learn
- Basic programming concepts
- Variables
- Values
- Control structures
- Functions and commands
About the Teacher
Joel is a web developer, as well as an author and teacher of JavaScript content at Treehouse. Joel lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two-year-old daughter.
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Course Syllabus
Let's Make a Game
Get started with programming by learning the basic concepts of JavaScript programming while building a game. 7 steps- Welcome to Programming 6:49
- Introducing Code Challenges 3 objectives
- Welcome to Web Programming 5 questions
- The Language of Programming 5:11
- Doing Things With Functions 6:15
- Modifying Values 2 objectives
- What have you learned about programming? 5 questions
Finishing the Game
Learn more about functions, control structures, and adding "smarts" to a program using conditional statements. Finish your JavaScript game by adding animated objects and a more complex scoring system. 6 steps
This course is listed under
Development & Implementations
and Digital Media & Games
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