Javascript Boot Camp Tutorial
I’ve been thinking about how to distribute all this javascript knowledge for the others here who want to be able to do some basic stuff (correctly) but don’t have time to get all geeky on the subject.
Here’s a nice primer for those of you out there who want to see the syntax spelled out for you in quick examples. The PDF (there are about 120 really quick slides) is great. I even learned a few things. If you’re sorta rusty at Javascript, or you wish you knew how it worked a bit better, then this is a great little resource. It’s not really reference material (though the accompanying javascript example file is also pretty easy to skim through), but it’s still great stuff. It even goes through a quick Prototype primer.
The site (slash7.com) was timing out for me, so I attached the PDF and javascript files to this post for you to grab. If you can, check out the actual page, there’s links to several libraries and plugins for development.
via ajaxian:Whether you’re a ‘back to basics’ kind of person or are just starting out and want to catch up quick on your Javascript skills, you might want to check out this great resource from a talk/tutuorial given by Amy Hoy at this year’s OSCON - a Javascript Boot Camp.
Even though AJAX wouldn’t ever have become so popular if the Javascript world hadn’t suddenly exploded with mature development and testing tools, there’s little information on how to be a really good Javascript programmer. This talk is for everyone who feels their Javascript skills just aren’ up to snuff.
She’s provided all of the materials in the post on her website, including:
- Downloads - the source code and the slides (PDF)
- Links to specific libraries mentioned
- Web site reference links
- Del.icio.us tagged items for Javascript and this tutorial