Beginning JavaScript
Chapter One
Introduction to JavaScript
and the Web
In this introductory chapter, you look at what JavaScript is, what it can do for you, and what you
need in order to use it. With these foundations in place, you will see throughout the rest of the
book how JavaScript can help you to create powerful web applications for your web site.
The easiest way to learn something is by actually doing it, so throughout the book you'll create a
number of useful example programs using JavaScript. This process starts in this chapter, by the
end of which you will have created your first piece of JavaScript code.
Additionally, over the course of the book you'll develop a complete JavaScript web application: an
online trivia quiz. By seeing it develop, step by step, you'll get a good understanding of how to
create your own web applications. At the end of this chapter, you'll look at the finished trivia quiz
and consider the ideas behind its design.
Introduction to JavaScript
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