Learning JavaScript

[CJPowell27]

Hey guys I was wondering if there was any good tutorials for learning the

basis and maybe intermediate skills to write JavaScript.  I am taking an

Advanced Placement class next year called AP Computer Science and I

wanted to go into the class knowing some stuff .  I am fine with

purchasing a book if need be.  I want to be a Computer Engineer

so I would need to take that class in college, so might as well take it 

in high school.

 

Thanks for any advice

[91wow]

I'm kinda surprised your school has this program... (No pun intended) most don't where I live, they all say "just wait till you graduate to take the classes". Look around on youtube for tutorials and also a good website is http://www.codecademy.com/

[MG2R]

If I may give you some advice: steer clear from JavaScript!

 

Seriously, it's the most ugly and inconsistent language in the known universe...

I have to write it for my masters' thesis and I hate it!

[RWT98]

I recommend you to move this post to http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/20-programming-software-design/ and have a admin remove this one 

[CJPowell27]

I'm kinda surprised your school has this program... (No pun intended) most don't where I live, they all say "just wait till you graduate to take the classes". Look around on youtube for tutorials and also a good website is http://www.codecademy.com/

Next year is going to be the second year It will be at our school.

 Our engineering and physics programs have shot up drastically

in the past few years.  Our skills USA team went to state so our

district decided to add another course along those lines

Thanks, I'll take a look at that site

The Skills USA state finals were in your area

[MG2R]

I recommend you to move this post to http://linustechtips.com/main/forum/20-programming-software-design/ and have a admin remove this one 

Damn, ninja'd

 

protip: moderators can simply move, no need to create a new one and let us delete the old one

[madknight3]

There are many tutorials out there. Here are some that will let you learn the basics:

• http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript
• http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
• http://teamtreehouse.com/  (free trial and uses video tutorials)
• http://eloquentjavascript.net/  (a book online)

[RWT98]

Damn, ninja'd

 

protip: moderators can simply move, no need to create a new one and let us delete the old one

Good to know ....i didnt know that sorry lol 

 

[CJPowell27]

Damn, ninja'd

 

protip: moderators can simply move, no need to create a new one and let us delete the old one

Sorry MG I was unaware that was a subforum

[MG2R]

Sorry MG I was unaware that was a subforum

Here to help

[NInety]

I can not recommend learning JavaScript unless you want to mod Minecraft. Learn C#.

Here's a tutorial where you can learn at your own pace, it took me a month.

 

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Content/ViewContent.aspx?et=3371&m=3346&ct=18127

[MG2R]

I can not recommend learning JavaScript unless you want to mod Minecraft. Learn C#.

Here's a tutorial where you can learn at your own pace, it took me a month.

 

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Content/ViewContent.aspx?et=3371&m=3346&ct=18127

You're talking about Java, not JavaScript. The two are completely different from one another

 

Java is a programming language meant to bring cross platform, object-oriented, multithreaded applications to the masses.

JavaScript is a programming language that gets executed in your browser as part of a website, in order to do fancy stuff (for example, adding a post to this thread without refreshing the page).

[fizzlesticks]

Unless it has changed since I was in high school, AP Comp Sci uses Java not JavaScript.

And like others have said, I would avoid JavaScript as much as possible.

[NInety]

You're talking about Java, not JavaScript. The two are completely different from one another

 

Java is a programming language meant to bring cross platform, object-oriented, multithreaded applications to the masses.

JavaScript is a programming language that gets executed in your browser as part of a website, in order to do fancy stuff (for example, adding a post to this thread without refreshing the page).

Oops.

[MG2R]

Unless it has changed since I was in high school, AP Comp Sci uses Java not JavaScript.

And like others have said, I would avoid JavaScript as much as possible.

If the OP is mistaken, and actually meant 'Java', I'd advise him to take a look at either Eclipse or Netbeans for an IDE. Java tutorials can be found all over the web but, honestly, I'd really pick another language to start with, as suggested by @Raining_Pixel

[CJPowell27]

If the OP is mistaken, and actually meant 'Java', I'd advise him to take a look at either Eclipse or Netbeans for an IDE. Java tutorials can be found all over the web but, honestly, I'd really pick another language to start with, as suggested by @Raining_Pixel

 

 

I can not recommend learning JavaScript unless you want to mod Minecraft. Learn C#.

Here's a tutorial where you can learn at your own pace, it took me a month.

 

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Content/ViewContent.aspx?et=3371&m=3346&ct=18127

 

I spoke to my teacher and he said we are learning Java and then JavaScript during second

semester of next year along with an introduction to others for the future.  

A good friend of mine who is a coding genius recommended to learn JavaScript because some 

things from JavaScript can lead into other types

[NInety]

I spoke to my teacher and he said we are learning Java and then JavaScript during second

semester of next year along with an introduction to others for the future.  

A good friend of mine who is a coding genius recommended to learn JavaScript because some 

things from JavaScript can lead into other types

Most languages can lead to other types....