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Go from beginner to builder quickly with this hands-on JavaScript guide Coding with JavaScript For Dummies provides easy, hands-on instruction for anyone looking to learn this popular client-side language.

Learn to:

Go from no coding experience to knowing your way around JavaScript
Add interactive elements to websites
Develop, debug, and deploy JavaScript apps
Learn JavaScript — the fun, fast, and easy way to create dynamic websites!

JavaScript is essential for creating modern websites, and this easy-to-follow guide makes learning JavaScript basics a snap. Discover what JavaScript does, get a handle on basic syntax, learn to work with CSS and graphics online, and even explore how to use JavaScript with HTML5. Once you know the basics, you can refine and practice your skills at Codecademy.com.

Build the foundation — learn what JavaScript does, how it works, and where to use it
Get started — master the core elements of JavaScript as you begin building basic applications
Put the parts together — make sense of variables, arrays, operators, branching, and looping
Organize your JavaScript — find out how to create and use functions and objects
Move online — discover how JavaScript works in a web browser and learn to manipulate documents, handle events, and integrate input and output
Explore advanced uses — see how to use regular expressions, callbacks, anonymous functions, and closures
Find more cool tools — learn to use HTML5 APIs and jQuery® to enhance your JavaScript programming
Test your skills — visit Codecademy.com to try your hand at coding with JavaScript
Open the book and find:

How to set up your development environment
What arrays are for
The importance of loops
Ways to do more with less code using jQuery
Help working with JavaScript animations
Tips on modifying styles and colors
What you can do with AJAX
Ten common bugs and how to avoid them