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JavaScript Projects for Kids

By : Omar Faruk Towaha
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JavaScript Projects for Kids

By: Omar Faruk Towaha

Overview of this book

JavaScript is the most widely-used programming language for web development and that's not all! It has evolved over the years and is now being implemented in an array of environments from websites to robotics. Learning JavaScript will help you see the broader picture of web development. This book will take your imagination to new heights by teaching you how to work with JavaScript from scratch. It will introduce you to HTML and CSS to enhance the appearance of your applications. You’ll then use your skills to build on a cool Battleship game! From there, the book will introduce you to jQuery and show you how you can manipulate the DOM. You’ll get to play with some cool stuff using Canvas and will learn how to make use of Canvas to build a game on the lines of Pacman, only a whole lot cooler! Finally, it will show you a few tricks with OOP to make your code clean and will end with a few road maps on areas you can explore further.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
11
Index

Summary

In this chapter, we saw how to download Google Chrome and Atom, and install them.

You learned how to write your first code using Chrome Developer Tools (Console). You have also learned a few keyboard shortcuts for Chrome Developer Tools and Atom text editor.

You also learned what JavaScript is, why learning JavaScript is important, and how JavaScript is different from other languages.

We can now jump in the world of JavaScript.

Your journey begins from Chapter 2, Solving Problems Using JavaScript.