Javascript: 101

Could you Sign Me Up For the Course, Thanks.

I am interested in this course.

I'm very interested. Can you sign me up?

I'd like to sign up!

Good overview of Javascript by Douglas Crockford - look forward to the course!

Hi Parag,

I do not get the "APPLY" button. Any ideas when this will become available? Please advise also.

Hi Parag,

My account states my current courses is Javascript 101. THis is a good thing, but I do not remember enrolling and supplying my sign-up tasks. I very much want to be enrolled in this but am confused.

While I was very interested in doing this course, the video + blog entry sign up task convinced me otherwise. The course title is misleading. It should be renamed Javascript 101 for Programmers.

While I am aware of the basic programming principles stipulated in the prerequisites, the video itself presumes a programming-oriented knowledge and vocabulary that goes far beyond that.

I have already previously done some self driven learning of Javascript, and can put together programs a few small degrees more complicated than the one asked of as a sign up task. And yet by half way through the video, I was already feeling like an ignorant imbecile. That didn't bode well for me, which is why I've decided upon finding another avenue to learn this language... one that does genuinely warrant a description of "Javascript 101".

Thank you for the time and effort in putting this together though. This wasn't meant to be a put down, but rather genuine feedback from a disappointed individual who was hoping to learn here. Cheers.

Marcus.
I know how you feel, but the video is just a reference. Like all reference books, no person knows everything to infinity. This is why references books are always a collaboration.

Also I believe the video is really the index for and separate course and the JavaScript 101 and 201 is part of the video but not all of the video, so its more a generalization of the both courses.

http://richardbowles.tripod.com/javascript/section1/lesson1.htm
I have been doing stuff from this site also which helps me fill in the blanks.
What you will find here which will not be in any reference books is different approaches to learning.
Below is a snip from the link above,see how easy it makes OOL now ??
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JavaScript is an Object Oriented Language

Everything in JavaScript takes the form of an object. This means that it is a "package", which contains various properties (pieces of information) and methods (lists of instructions that it can carry out). An example of an object in real life might be a bird. The 'properties' of the bird - the information associated with it - are its breed, its plumage colour, details of its diet etc. The 'methods' of the bird would comprise things that it knew how to do, such as sing, fly, peck, breed etc. In Object Oriented computer languages such as JavaScript, the sort of objects would be things like documents (screens), windows, variable types etc. but they still have properties and methods.
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hth

oz

I found this course and was able to sign up a few weeks back without sign-up tasks. I'm happy to do the tasks, but don't want to unsubscribe and lose my spot with this -1 seats thing. Let me know what you suggest.

Thanks,
Drew

Parag Shah & ozzie sutcliffe:

Thanks for the response and the words of encouragement. OK, challenge accepted! Application submitted!!!

I've added my blog post and javascript assignment to the sign-up form. When do I know if I have been accepted in the course?