About This Workshop
Take a deep dive into the magical language of the internet & learn the technologies for rapid development, efficiency, iteration & speed. Javascript is the functional & dynamic programming language developed with functionality & web developers in mind. As the foundation of millions of web pages & with frameworks constantly being built to compliment it, JavaScript is here to to stay. If you're a web designer who wants to up skill their toolkit to the digital climate & be taken seriously as a front-end developer, this class is for you.
Through lecture & hands-on activity, participants will gain experience with the basics of using Javascript & jQuery to update the appearance & content of a web page in real time.
Prereqs & Preparation
Participants are assumed to have experience with writing HTML & CSS without the assistance of a graphical editor (i.e. Dreamweaver).
You should be comfortable looking at HTML source code, inspecting web pages & making changes to existing HTML & CSS. Knowledge of templating is helpful. Cut-and-paste experience with Javascript/Jquery is a plus.
Required Materials: Laptop, Chrome Web Browser, Sublime Text 2 text editor. Additional materials will be downloaded during class.
Takeaways
- How to incorporate jQuery into a website
- How to read documentation to get the answers you need
- How dynamically animate & update web pages
- Wrap up with ways to take your JavaScript knowledge further.
About the Instructor
Bedford Williamson
Full Stack Web Developer ,
General Assembly
Bedford Williamson is a Full Stack Developer with a passion for Javascript & Teaching. Being well versed in many modern tech stacks he loves sharing opinions & considerations when discussing technological trade-offs.
Prior to becoming a full-time engineer, he spent many years working for San Francisco Unified School District as Educator & Program Manager. During that time he developed a style of teaching where he is sensitive to multiple learning styles. Whether you learn best by watching, doing, or reading he has you covered with many inclusive strategies.
He is currently working on the Bridgegood.com platform where he captains the Front End Development.
