About this course
Save time by avoiding common JavaScript mistakes
JavaScript is easy and popular. But JavaScript also lets you make costly mistakes! This course is tailored for beginner JavaScript developers who want to avoid errors even seasoned developers make! If you take this course, you will avoid bugs that would take hours or even days to catch.
Write robust code like a pro
This course covers over 20 JavaScript gotchas. Some are common and easy. But others are ignored even by professional JavaScript developers.
For each mistake, you will go through a straightforward, comprehensive and fun explanation of the problem and the solution. Each JavaScript gotcha presentation contains:
* Clear example of the error
* Live demo of the problem and the solution
* Prescriptive guidance
* Downloadable code samples and reference material
It's time to write robust JavaScript code and do it the right way. Let's get started!
What are the requirements?
- You should already be familiar with the JavaScript syntax
- You'll need a browser and a text editor (recommended editors are covered in section 1)
What am I going to get from this course?
- Over 42 lectures and 2 hours of content!
- Use callbacks and keep the current context
- Avoid bugs in array manipulation (add, remove, iterate over items)
- Choose when to use var and when not to
- Validate numeric user input
- Decide when to use null versus undefined
- Handle missing parameters
- Use tools to automatically detect JavaScript errors
What is the target audience?
- This course is meant for any JavaScript developer who wants to avoid common JavaScript errors. This is not an introduction to JavaScript but you'll need only minimal knowledge of JavaScript to benefit.
