Learn the most popular programming language on the planet, with Developer salaries starting at more than $110,000.
JavaScript Basics
About the Course
Get started learning the most popular programming language on the planet. JavaScript Basics is a 234 minute course from Treehouse teacher Guil Hernandez.
JavaScript is a programming language that drives the web: from front-end user interface design to server-side backend programming, you'll find JavaScript at every stage of a web site and web application. In this course, you'll learn the fundamental programming concepts and syntax of the JavaScript programming language.
What you'll learn:
✓ What JavaScript is and where it is used
✓ The basic syntax of the JavaScript programming language
✓ Basic programming concepts like variables, data types and conditional statements
✓How to troubleshoot programming problems
What JavaScript is used for:
JavaScript is a text-based programming language used both on the client-side and server-side that allows you to make web pages interactive. Where HTML and CSS are languages that give structure and style to web pages, JavaScript gives web pages interactive elements that engage a user.
JavaScript Developer Job Statistics
The average base salary for a JavaScript Developer is around $111,000, according to the latest statistics from Indeed.com. Companies currently hiring JavaScript Developers include CarGurus, Alliance, APTask, and many others. If you want to put together a job-ready Full Stack JavaScript portfolio, check out the Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree.
