What Is Programming? And How To Get Started
January 28, 2025
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Instructor: Per Harald Borgen
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The basics of the JavaScript programming language, like variables, data types, functions, loops, conditionals, and more.
How to use JavaScript to build real-world web apps
How to use professional software development tools for coding, collaboration, and deployment
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This is perhaps the most interactive JavaScript course ever recorded. It contains 140+ coding challenges, meaning that you will finally build that ever-so-important JavaScript muscle memory. You will solve the challenges directly in the browser thanks to Scrimba's interactive video technology, so there's not setup needed.
Say goodbye to "tutorial hell" and get ready to start feeling your JavaScript superpowers grow exponentially. Another unique thing with this course is that you will build projects from the very start. Instead of long and boring theoretical lessons, you will dive head-first into building products and solving challenges. At the end of the course, you will have built a game, a Chrome extension, and even a mobile app the uses Google Firebase to persist data. This is learning by doing on steroids.
Learn the basics of JavaScript by buildig a passenger counter app
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Learn more JavaScript by building a Chrome extension
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Reviewed on May 10, 2023
Engaging, fun and easy to follow course with so a lot of knowledge sharing. Big thanks to Per! I loved the hidden memes.
Reviewed on Aug 7, 2023
the instructor was awesome and everything was taught so simple and understandable. I really appreciate Coursera and the team as well as Per. Thank you so much!!!!!
Reviewed on Feb 5, 2024
Per Harald Borgen is the best metor for javascript .
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