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Mobile Development and JavaScript

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Approx. 45 hours
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What you'll learn

  • Create simple JavaScript code

  • Create and manipulate objects and arrays

  • Write unit testing using Jest

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this module, you are introduced to JavaScript. You'll learn why JavaScript is so integral to software development. And you'll get an overview of how to write JavaScript code inside the browser. Furthermore, you will learn about the most common operators as well as conditional statements and loops.

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19 videos23 readings8 assignments1 discussion prompt

Here you'll learn how to use objects, arrays and functions. In addition, you will learn about the most common built-in methods, and the difference between undefined, null and empty strings. And you'll explore both error handling and defensive programming.

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10 videos18 readings7 assignments

This module is about functional programming and the object oriented programming paradigm. You will learn what scope is in JavaScript. You'll explore the differences between var, let and const. And you'll learn how to use classes and inheritance in object oriented programming. Additionally, you'll explore how to use write JavaScript using modern features like spread and rest. You will build code that can manipulate the DOM and handle events. And you will use JSON in JavaScript.

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20 videos21 readings9 assignments3 programming assignments

Here you will learn about Node.js and npm. And you will explore how to install npm packages and how to work with package.json. Furthermore, you will learn about testing in JavaScript and you'll code a simple unit test in Jest.

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7 videos2 readings3 assignments1 programming assignment

In the final module, you'll learn about the graded assessment. After you complete the individual units in this module, you'll synthesize the skills you gained from the course to create code for the "Little lemon receipt maker". You'll also have to opportunity to reflect on the course content and the learning path that lies ahead.

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2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 programming assignment2 discussion prompts

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