by Brett McLaughlin | Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Release Date: December 2009 | ISBN: 9781449381530

Great Javascript: Level 1 will teach you the fundamentals of JavaScript, beginning with adding scripts to your web page, taking you through validation, working with web page elements, to an understanding of objects and how JavaScript handles memory and variable storage. By the time you're done, you'll be more than a casual scripter: you'll be able to take control of your web pages, and bend them to your will.Throughout the course, you'll build working scripts, move to external JavaScript files, interact with web pages using the Document Object Model, parse strings, and even dig into regular expressions. This is no silly tutorial full of "Hello World" alert boxes, either. From the first section, you'll be writing code that is functional, usable, and will help make you a better web developer.

1. Set Up Your Environment
   • You Don't Need to Install JavaScript 00:00:58
   • Edit HTML and JavaScript with TextMate 00:01:53
   • You Need the Example Files for this Course 00:01:25
2. Interactive Web Pages
   • Web Pages are Static 00:01:40
   • Display a Message with alert() 00:03:25
   • JavaScript Syntax is Pretty Simple 00:02:08
   • Functions are Reusable Blocks of Code 00:02:40
   • A Function is Just JavaScript 00:04:14
   • Challenge: Call a Function When an Image is Clicked 00:02:03
   • Solution: Call a Function When an Image is Clicked 00:03:52
   • Challenge: Make Your Rock More User-Friendly 00:02:14
   • Solution: Make Your Rock More User-Friendly 00:05:34