Introduction to Javascript: The Basics
Completed by Vanessa Sierra
November 24, 2025
2 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Create Javascript functions that perform a small, specific task and promote code re-use
Understand how to access and modify HTML elements using the Document Object Model (DOM) interface in Javascript
Create scripts that handle different events and interact with the DOM based on the triggered events
Skills you will gain
- Category: Event Monitoring
- Category: HTML and CSS
- Category: Event-Driven Programming
- Category: Front-End Web Development
- Category: Mobile Development
- Category: Back-End Web Development
- Category: Server Side
- Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
- Category: Code Reusability
- Category: Scripting
- Category: Web Applications
- Category: Web Development
