55244: JavaScript for Developers

JavaScript for Developers is a 5-day instructor-led course that will give you an in depth, hands-on study of JavaScript. The course includes detailed, guided labs that will teach you to write code, use DOM, add jQuery, make use of Ajax, and more. You will take on multiple projects that update an existing website to let you dive right into the advanced topics.

This JavaScript training course is intended for you, regardless if you’re a novice or experienced programmer. Some experience in C++, C#, or Java is helpful but not required.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for both the novice and experienced programmer.

At Course Completion

Key JavaScript for Developers Training Takeaways

You will learn to:

• Write and test JavaScript code in modern browsers.
• Understand and work with the browser’s Document Object Model (DOM).
• Work DOM objects and write code to respond to events.
• Add jQuery to their projects and use jQuery to manipulate the DOM and to make Ajax calls.
• Understand Ajax and Web Services, including HTTP Verbs and asynchronous Ajax calls.
• Work with XML and JSON data formats.
• Understand and use RESTful Web Services including ODATA queries.
• Work with Anonymous Functions, Self-Invoking Functions and Closures.
• Understand the role of the Window and Navigator objects.
• Describe and understand variables, “variable hoisting”, and JavaScript objects.

Outline

Module 1: Basic Scripting

Module 2: The Document Object Model

Module 3: Introduction to jQuery

Module 4: Ajax and Web Services

Module 5: Diving in Deeper

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have previous programming experience using C, C# or Java.