Introduction to Javascript: The Basics
Completed by Kaveesha Ginodh Athauda
January 13, 2026
2 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Create Javascript functions that perform a small, specific task and promote code re-use
Understand how to access and modify HTML elements using the Document Object Model (DOM) interface in Javascript
Create scripts that handle different events and interact with the DOM based on the triggered events
Skills you will gain
- Category: Scripting Languages
- Category: Event-Driven Programming
- Category: Front-End Web Development
- Category: Mobile Development
- Category: Scripting
- Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- Category: Web Applications
- Category: Server Side
- Category: Code Reusability
- Category: Back-End Web Development
- Category: Web Development
- Category: Javascript
