JavaScript is a major Web technology that provides interactivity and special effects to webpages.
If you want to build anything more than the most basic website, you should learn some basic scripting. It's not hard to pick up the basics, but JavaScript is a powerful technology with many complex features, so there isn't one correct learning pathway. We suggest you start with the following pages to pick up some skills and knowledge. Move from the first basic skill to the last advanced skill, or just pick a page that looks interesting to you!
The basics
Start here if you aren't familiar with JavaScript:
- JavaScript Basics
- JavaScript Basics helps you get started and gives you an idea of what you can do with this exciting language.
- JavaScript Guide
- If you are new to JavaScript, this guide will walk you through the language.
- JavaScript technologies overview
- Introduction to the web browser JavaScript landscape.
- Introduction to Object Oriented JavaScript
- Introduction to the concepts of object-oriented programming in JavaScript.
In depth
Once you get used to the world of JavaScript, here are some details you could dive into:
- In our extensive reference, you'll find the details on every aspect of the JavaScript langage: global objects, operators, statements, and functions.