Schedule > 6. Intro to JavaScript & DOM manipulation

Week 5: Mon, Sep 16

Readings

After this week, you should be familiar with:

JavaScript is an interpreted language (not compiled)
Variables are not strongly typed (any kind of data can be assigned to a variable)
There are 3 ways to declare a variable: let, const, and var – avoid using var
We will be using 2 different function syntaxes (but there are others): function declarations and arrow functions
Know the differences between equality (==) and strict equality (===) – use strict equality as much as possible
Control syntax is almost identical to Java (if/else if/else, for loops, while loops)
JavaScript can be interpreted with Node.js or by a web browser
See the programming with JavaScript cheatsheet for a review

JavaScript DOM objects and methods are only used in “client-side” programming (within a browser). They are not supported in Node.js
JavaScript allows you to manipulate HTML and CSS dynamically – usually through event handlers.
Practice targeting and changing DOM elements using the DOM manipulation worksheet
Please refer to the working with the DOM section of the JavaScript cheatsheet and make sure you know how to interact with the DOM.