What is the best way to learn JavaScript?
I am a software developer having 6 years of experience in the industry, I am answering my past experiences and learning.
When I started looking for a Job as a Software developer I only knew PHP, because at that time in 2016, PHP was Quite popular and there is no such thing as today there are lots of YouTube channels and other resources. I learned PHP in an Offline institute for 100$.
But after I came into the industry I knew that JavaScript was required in the Web world at that time JQuery was also quite popular. So I have searched for some resources from where I start learning JavaScript.
This is the first and last time I have spent money on a Skill, after That I realized all the things you want to learn for Unskills are available for FREE on the Internet.
Here are some tips anyone should know before starting Javascript.
The best approach to learning JavaScript is by writing code yourself. As with any other programming language/web script, the learning process of JavaScript should be started from the beginner level to the Intermediate level and then finally to the Advanced level.
What most developers/students make mistake is that they keep on reading JavaScript tutorials or we can say they try to learn the concepts one by one and do not implement any of them. This way of learning is wrong and ineffective.
Students should follow one article and then implement what the article has taught them, in their code. This approach will make them understand the code correctly, otherwise I bet you, they will forget what they just read within the next 30 minutes or before.
Suppose you started with your First JavaScript Tutorial which prints the output on the page.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>My First Web Page</h2>
<p>My First Paragraph.</p>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = 5 + 6;
</script>
</body>
</html>After reading this tutorial you should implement it on your computer. Below are the execution steps of the Code:
The script element contains JavaScript code that:
- Uses
document.getElementById("demo")to select the element with the ID "demo". - Sets the inner HTML of this element to the result of the expression
5 + 6, which is11.
Now you know how to do the implementation of your code.
As a newcomer, you will also ask how to write JavaScript code. You can use your Windows Notepad, or you can download Notepad++ which is a very good editor.
However, the best Editor according to me would be Visual Studio Code which is very lightweight just 45 MB in size, and very powerful too. It is free of cost and runs on every operating system — windows, linux & mac.
What should be covered on the beginner level of JavaScript
Below are the lists of The topics which you must cover –
JavaScript Syntax
Variables
Data Types
Operators
Arithmetic Operations
Assignment
JS Output
Objects
Break & Continue
Conclusion:
I only want to point you in the right direction so that you can learn JavaScript efficiently and at the same time you also love this web language.
Bonus:
Here are the some Best resources to Lear JavaScript:
Roadmap you must Follow: https://roadmap.sh/javascript
JavaScript Project Ideas For Beginners To Advanced
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