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JavaScript For Kids For Dummies
Chris Minnick
JavaScript For Kids For Dummies
Chris Minnick
Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript! If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online.
Marc Notes: Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript! If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online. This book introduces pre-teens and early teens alike to the world of JavaScript, which is an integral programming lanuage that drives the functionality of websites and apps. Biographical Note: Chris Minnick and Eva Holland are experienced web developers, tech trainers, and coauthors of "Coding with JavaScript For Dummies." Together they founded WatzThis?, a company focused on training and course development. Publisher Marketing: Have big dreams? Kick start them with JavaScript! If we've learned one thing from the Millennial generation, it's that no one is too young to make history online. "JavaScript For Kids For Dummies" introduces pre-teens and early teens alike to the world of JavaScript, which is an integral programming language that drives the functionality of websites and apps. This informative, yet engaging text guides you through the basics of coding with JavaScript, and is an essential resource if you want to expand your technology skills while following easy, step-by-step instructions. Through small, goal-oriented projects, you learn key coding concepts, while actually creating apps, games, and more. This hands-on experience, coupled with the presentation of ideas in a simple style, allows you to both learn and retain JavaScript fundamentals. JavaScript has been heralded as 'the programming language of the web, ' and many kids are interested in learning how to use it; however, most schools don't offer coding classes at this level, and most families can't afford the high cost of coding classes through a summer camp. But this can't stop you from developing your JavaScript coding skills! This fun text is all you need to get started on your JavaScript journey. Explore the basics of JavaScript through the creation of a calculator app Deepen your understanding of HTML, arrays, and variables by building a grocery shopping app Learn conditional logic through the development of a choose your own adventure game Discover loops and strings by creating a lemonade stand app and MadLibs-style game "JavaScript For Kids For Dummies" brings pre-teens and early teens into the world of coding by teaching them one of the key Web design languages.
Contributor Bio: Minnick, Chris Bill Brogden has been working with Java since the introduction of version 1.0. He is employed by LANWrights, Inc., where he has been using Java servlet technology for online courseware. Bill has written several books about Java, including "Java Developer's Guide to Servlets and JSP," also from Sybex. Chris Minnick is president of Minnick Web Services, which develops database-driven Web applications for businesses, including law firms and consultancies. Co-author of several Internet-related books and a contributing editor for "Software Development" magazine, he has been writing about and building Web applications since 1996.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 25, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9781119119869 |
Publishers | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 232 × 191 × 18 mm · 656 g |
Language | English |