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When did Javascript "Click" for you?


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So back in teh day, when i was learning html everything "clicked" in my head fairly quickly. Where i understood exactly how everything was working together whether or not i memorized all the syntax. The same thing was for CSS. Everything just clicked after playing with it for a few days.

I am on my third day of javascript and am still confused o_0.. 

Do things just "click" for you? How long did it take for javascript to "click" for you?

Lol

 

Also any personal recommendations on online courses or books would be a total bonus! 

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There is a very large difference between HTML/CSS and JavaScript.

 

HTML clicked with me the second I started learning it. CSS took about 2-3 hours maybe to get a good understanding of it (basically understanding the relationship of parents and children). JavaScript though, depending on your experience with other programming languages, may take weeks to wrap your head around in even just a novice way. It's not really the language you're learning, it's the theory and principles of programming in general. Heck, learning arrays may take you days.

 

Don't be discouraged, it all comes much easier once it clicks. If this is your first scripting/programming language then expect there to be quite a hump to get over. Eventually it'll click. I can't say how long as it can differ greatly between people. Don't expect to have a solid understanding of JavaScript for a good while. 

 

Just when you think you're out [of learning a programming language], they pull you back in again.

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I guess I mainly just learned through trial and error through a lot of different projects. The main thing with any program language is that you're going to mess up your code somehow, but that's part of the fun. 

 

If you want to learn the basics, check out CodeAcadamy's JavaScript course. :) 

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Hi,

I have been using JavaScript for a long time and more noteworthy with Node.js and Meteor.js.

When using JavaScript within a web environment, it is important you know how the DOM works. Understanding this hierarchy will help you manipulate the page and work efficiently.

It has a lot of interesting attributes which include weak type and multiple syntax styles. It can make the learning curve a little higher but most will agree that once you get into the "core" of the language - it is a lot of fun.

A good place to start to insure you create good standard is to follow a development guide like so: https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/javascriptguide.xml

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Javascript really clicked for me when I learned programming (C++... go figure!). The C++ syntax throws off any novice or non-programmers. So, when I looked at Javascript codes, after I did my initial struggle with C++ it made more sense than all the memory management stuff C++ was throwing at me. Sadly, like many others, I too was under the impression that Java and JavaScript are same or at least created by the same authors.

 

FYI, power of JavaScript really gets the spotlight when you start playing with jQuery!

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The big difference between Javascript and languages like CSS and HTML is that Javascript is a real, multi-paradigm, general-purpose programming language, while the other two are document description languages. So the level of complexity and the amount of notions involved is completely different. You should treat learning Javascript as you would learning C# or C++.

 

https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/cs/programming looks like a very good resource for total beginners.

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JavaScript really clicked for me when I started to try and bring my own ideas to life using it. I took on projects in school that used it, I fooled around with it, and I experimented with it. It also helped that I learned Java while also learning JavaScript.

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