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JAVASCRIPTa very short introduction
WHAT IS JAVASCRIPT?
Runs in the browser
Easy-to-learn syntax
Common misconception!
JavaScript != Java
JAVASCRIPT IN THEREAL WORLD
Content
StyleBehavior
Back-end: Build APIs
Mobile: Build apps
HOW HAS JAVASCRIPT EVOLVED?
Early web: JavaScript was an afterthought
Sites used Flash or Java for interactivity
Flash and JavaJavaScript
INTERACTIVITY ON WEB PAGES
WHY IS JAVASCRIPT RELEVANT?
IT’S EVERYWHERE!
Billions of devices
Web browsers, phones, TVs, servers, IoT
1.1 million StackOverflow questions
250,000 Node.js packages on npm
MAKING $ WITH JAVASCRIPT
All front-end developer jobs
Back-end developer jobs (Node)
Full-stack engineer jobs (MEAN stack)
GO FORTH AND CODE!
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