Course Outline

• Module 1: Introducing JavaScript

  • HelloWorld.js
  • Hello Debugging
  • Comparing the CLR and JavaScript
  • Just-in-time Compilation
  • Garbage Collection
  • Strong and Loose Typing
  • ECMAScript and JavaScript Explained

  Module 2: JavaScript Type System

  • Basic Language Elements
  • Type System
  • Primitives
  • Objects
  • Arrays
  • Object and Array Creation
  • Dynamic Objects versus Classes
  • Functions as a DataType
  • Closures

  Module 3: Object Orientation in JavaScript

  • OOP in JavaScript
  • Classes
  • Inheritance in JavaScript
  • Understanding the Prototype Object
  • You Don't have to use Classes

  Module 4: Using the HTML DOM

  • Querying the DOM
  • Manipulating the Elements
  • Using Events
  • Deferring JavaScript Loading

  Module 5: Modular JavaScript

  • History of ECMAScript
  • Using Modules in JavaScript
  • CommonJS
  • ECMAScript Modules

  Module 6: Compiling JavaScript

  • Compiling or Transpiling?
  • What about TypeScript
  • Using WebPack
  • Using Rollup
  • Building for Production