TECH276 - JavaScript Fundamentals

Instructor Links

Course Information & Tools

Course Syllabus - here is a quick link to the PDF file of the syllabus

Course Calendar - here is a quick link to the course calendar

Class Recordings - here is the link to the Colelge's podcast server with our class recordings

Final Project - here is a description of the final project and the deliverables

JavaScript By Example - website for our book

Web Tools and Tutorials

Brackets - here is a site to download a free and powerful text editor

"Closure Compiler" - a Google tool to minify your code

draw.io - an online flowcharting software service

JQuery - a way to "write less and do more" with JavaScript

jsbeautifier.org - organizes your code, making it easy to read.

JSLint - an error checker (VERY picky!)

Lynda.com - an excellent set of training videos that are available to MC students for free

W3 Schools - another excellent site with lots of tutorials and reference material (They have a good reference on the Document Object Model)

Code Academy - here is an excellent site to learn to code

Browser Resources

Google Chrome - here is a link to download Google Chrome

  • To access the Chrome console use the keys CTRL + Shift + J

Safari - here is a link to download the Safari Browser

  • To access the console in Safari you need to enable the developer options
    • Settings -> Preferences -> Advanced -> "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
  • Once the developer options are enabled use the keystroke CTRL + Alt + C

Internet Explorer - you can inspect the console with F12

Browser Object Model - elements of the BOM and DOM

Mime types available - from this browser

 

Student Links

January 31

Sample Student - www.adobe.com - The publishers of Dreamweaver and other amazing web tools.

February 7

Jason F. - www.javascript.com- it is a resource for those who use javascript and resources and examples for beginners.

Christelle P. - https://www.lynda.com/JavaScript-tutorials/JavaScript-Essential-Training/574716-2.html - a package of online courses about Javascript on Lynda.com.

Jobe T. -https://threejs.org/ - A javascript library for displaying animations in 3D and VR on web.

February 14

Keland G. - http://legworkstudio.com/ - This company is an independent studio based in Denver whom create animation and interactive experiences with brands and agencies all over the world. The company provides design services in websites and gaming, and much more

Ammara R. - https://www.w3schools.com/js/ - basic tutorials, exercises and references.

Benjamin H. - https://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/ - ‘The Boat’, an interactive graphic novel about escape after the Vietnam War. Based on the story by Nam Le, adapted by Matt Huynh.

February 21

Miki G.. - http://khan.github.io/tota11y/ - tota11y helps visualize the accessibility of your website using Javascript.

Diandre W. - https://javascript.info/ - The Modern Javascript tutorial website can be used to learn basic to advances concepts. 

March 07

Daria B. - link - description

March 21

Claude S. - www.htmlgoodies.com Free web developent tutorials, resources, and help featuring tutorials on HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, color codes, hex codes, Open Source CMSs, SEO, and more.

Yousaf A. - link - description

Hayk M. - link - description

James G. - http://www.histography.io/ - description