Where:
General Assembly Boston
51 Melcher Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Admission:
$30
Categories:
Business, Innovation, Tech
Event website:
https://generalassemb.ly/education/introduction-to-javascript-workshop/boston/27358
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
Join us for this workshop on the JavaScript programming language aimed at beginners with little or no prior experience. This workshop provides a full introduction of programming fundamentals using JavaScript to create rich web applications. Building on the foundations you learn, students take a hands-on approach in showing JavaScript's relationship to HTML and CSS to create professional, relevant applications. The primary emphasis of this workshop is on the JavaScript programming language, with secondary emphasis on HTML and CSS.
TAKEAWAYS
• Understand at a high-level how the web works, the role of the browser and where the industry is going: the rise and importance of mobile and how the web and JavaScript fit into this
• Define the role of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in web pages and web applications
• Define the DOM and JavaScript's importance in using it to create rich web applications
• Understand how programming languages work, their relationship to the machine on which the language is run
• Understand and apply programming fundamentals using JavaScript: basic data types, arithmetic, conditional statements, iteration (loops), functions, arrays and objects
• Understand basic best-practices in software engineering at a high level
• Build a complete, working HTML5 web application by building a professional swipe gallery/media carousel from scratch
Thursday, Apr 25, 2024 goes until 04/26
WBUR CitySpace at The Lavine Broadcast Center
Friday, Apr 26, 2024 goes until 04/28
Killington
Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 goes until 04/28
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center