A hands-on, practical Introduction to coding!Do you want to learn to code? Perhaps you want to learn how to build the next social media sensation or blockbuster game? Or perhaps you just want to get some valuable coding experience under your belt? This easy-to-follow, practical, and fun guide is the perfect place to start on your coding journey. You'll be learning to program with JavaScript - the most popular programming language on Earth. And it runs in web browsers, making it particularly suited to creating web-based apps and games. But the principles and techniques that you'll learn will provide you with a foundation to go on and learn many other languages, too.You'll learn:Programming basics, including data types, variables and moreHow to use logic to control the flow of a programHow to use loops to repeat code over and over againHow to write functions that can be used to store code in reusable blocksHow to store data in collections such as arrays, sets and mapsHow to create objects that store properties and actionsAnd much more!Along the way, you'll build a collection of fun applications, including games and interactive web pages. Start learning to code today!

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Title: Learn to Code with JavaScript
Publisher: SitePoint Pty Ltd
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1925836401
ISBN 13: 9781925836400
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New

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A hands-on, practical Introduction to coding!

Do you want to learn to code? Perhaps you want to learn how to build the next social media sensation or blockbuster game? Or perhaps you just want to get some valuable coding experience under your belt? This easy-to-follow, practical, and fun guide is the perfect place to start on your coding journey. You'll be learning to program with JavaScript - the most popular programming language on Earth. And it runs in web browsers, making it particularly suited to creating web-based apps and games. But the principles and techniques that you'll learn will provide you with a foundation to go on and learn many other languages, too.

You'll learn:

Programming basics, including data types, variables and more
How to use logic to control the flow of a program
How to use loops to repeat code over and over again
How to write functions that can be used to store code in reusable blocks
How to store data in collections such as arrays, sets and maps
How to create objects that store properties and actions
And much more!

Along the way, you'll build a collection of fun applications, including games and interactive web pages. Start learning to code today!

About the Author

Darren has enjoyed coding since learning how to program in BASIC on his first Acorn Electron computer. Since then, he's taught himself Ruby and JavaScript and is the author of "JavaScript: Novice to Ninja" and "Jump Start Sinatra". He also produced the "Getting Started With Ruby" video tutorials for SitePoint Premium and has written a number of articles on the SitePoint website. He was born in the city of Manchester in the UK, where he still lives, and he teaches Mathematics and Computing at a local high school.

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