JavaScript Projects for Kids: Gear up for a roller-coaster ride into the world of JavaScript and programming with this easy-to-follow, fun, and entertaining project-based guide - Softcover

Towaha, Syed Omar Faruk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785287176 ISBN 13: 9781785287176

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Gear up for a roller-coaster ride into the world of JavaScript and programming with this easy-to-follow, fun, and entertaining project-based guide

Key Features

• Get to know the concepts of HTML and CSS to work with JavaScript
• Explore the concepts of object-oriented programming
• Follow this step-by-step guide on the fundamentals of JavaScript programming

Book Description

JavaScript is the most widely-used programming language for web development and that's not all! It has evolved over the years and is now being implemented in an array of environments from websites to robotics. Learning JavaScript will help you see the broader picture of web development.

This book will take your imagination to new heights by teaching you how to work with JavaScript from scratch. It will introduce you to HTML and CSS to enhance the appearance of your applications. You’ll then use your skills to build on a cool Battleship game! From there, the book will introduce you to jQuery and show you how you can manipulate the DOM. You’ll get to play with some cool stuff using Canvas and will learn how to make use of Canvas to build a game on the lines of Pacman, only a whole lot cooler! Finally, it will show you a few tricks with OOP to make your code clean and will end with a few road maps on areas you can explore further.

What you will learn

• Learn how to work with Google Developer tools to iterate, debug and profile your code
• Develop a Battleship game using the basic concepts of HTML and CSS
• Get to know the fundamentals of JavaScript programming
• Create our own version of Pac Man game.
• Discover the vital concepts of object-oriented programming

Who this book is for

If you've never written code before or you are completely new to the world of web programming, then this book is the right choice for you. This book is for kids of age 10 years and above and parents who are completely new to the world of programming and want to get introduced to programming.

Table of Contents

1. Exploring JavaScript inside the Console
2. Solving Problems using JavaScript
3. Introducing HTML and CSS
4. Diving a bit deeper
5. Ahoy! Sailing into battle
6. Exploring the benefits of Jquery
7. Introducing the Canvas
8. Building on Rat-Man!
9. Tidying up your code using OOP
10. Possibilities

About this title

About the Author

Syed Omar Faruk Towaha is a data scientist, and currently working at Meta. He has two bachelor's degrees, one in Physics, another in Computer Science and a Master's in Data Science. He is based in London, England, and has interests in data science and IoTs. While Syed is not busy with his jobs, he uses his time to write something about new technologies. His recent publications include Building Smart Drones With ESP8266 and Arduino, Introduction to Rust Programming, Learning C for Arduino, and JavaScript Projects for Kids.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785287176
• ISBN 13: 9781785287176
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188