JavaScript is Java for the web! JavaScript is used very heavily in today's technology. Even this site holds an enormous amount of JavaScript code. Nearly every web page on the internet uses some form of JavaScript. JavaScript, along with HTML and CSS, is the future to the internet. Using these three languages, you can write and form your webpages nearly any way you want! When creating a website:
JavaScript can be object oriented, but this is not common. Unlike some of the popular object-oriented programming languages, such as Visual Basic or Java, you probably won’t have to download any new programs to begin writing JavaScript into your HTML pages. JavaScript can be easily written using an application such as Notepad or Notepad++. You can download Notepad++ here.
If you have a Macintosh, you can also use something as simple as TextEdit or TextWrangler. You can download TextWrangler here.
Although we do not currently offer a JavaScript beginner's guide, feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We even offer classes!
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