A developer turns a crank on a teal NODE engine while a REPL screen glows and a CONSOLE.LOG printer feeds out paper beside a READY lamp.

Getting Started With JavaScript for Pythonistas

Stephen Gruppetta
Stephen Gruppetta 13 Lessons 1h 48m
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What’s Included:

  • 13 Lessons
  • Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
  • Translated Subtitles in 8 Languages
  • 2 Downloadable Resources
  • Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
  • 3 Hands-On Coding Exercises
  • Q&A With JavaScript Experts: Ask a Question
  • Certificate of Completion

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Getting Started

1 Lesson 2m

  1. 1. Welcome to Running JavaScript02:26

Installing Node

2 Lessons 23m

  1. 1. Installing Node20:00
  2. 2. Trying JavaScript in the REPL03:29

Running a Script

2 Lessons 13m

  1. 1. From print() to console.log()04:05
  2. 2. Exercise: Report the Setup Values09:00

Making It a Project

2 Lessons 23m

  1. 1. Why Every Project Starts With package.json15:00
  2. 2. Exercise: Fix the Lines Pasted From the REPL08:00

Reading Errors

2 Lessons 19m

  1. 1. Reading a Stack Trace: the Traceback Upside Down03:58
  2. 2. No AttributeError: undefined and the Crash That Comes Later15:30

Project: The Day-One Setup Check

2 Lessons 12m

  1. 1. Porting the Setup Check04:12
  2. 2. Exercise: Finish the Setup Check08:00

Reviewing What You've Learned

2 Lessons 15m

  1. 1. Getting Started With JavaScript for Pythonistas (Quiz)06:00
  2. 2. Getting Started With JavaScript for Pythonistas (Summary)09:00
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About Stephen Gruppetta

Stephen obtained a PhD in physics and worked as a physicist in academia for over a decade before becoming a programming educator. He's constantly looking for simple ways to explain complex things.

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