#HourofCode - May 18th - Javascript Introduction

[Molly]

Hello, all,

Today's topic is Javascript. Javascript is a fun and useful language to learn, and can make your HTML & CSS websites much more interactive. Javascript can be used to generate alerts, change CSS styles, run animations, respond to user clicks, validate form data, and much, much more. Just like with HTML & CSS, you can run Javascript code from anywhere on your computer using only your web browser.

Javascript Resources

Below is a list of websites where you can start trying out Javascript. "Interactive" tutorials let you test your code in your browser using built-in coding consoles. "Read & Code" tutorials are articles with example code for you to try on your own. However, because Javascript is so easy to run from your computer, Read & Code tutorials are only slightly less interactive than Interactive tutorials. 

Interactive:

Codecademy: http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/javascript

Code School: https://www.codeschool.com/courses/javascript-road-trip-part-1

Read & Code:

W3Schools: http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp

HTML Dog: http://htmldog.com/guides/javascript/

Be sure to post any questions, comments, or code snippets you want to share to this thread. Thanks, all! 

Happy coding!

-Molly