JavaScript for Beginners
A gentle, hands-on first programming book using JavaScript — for people who have never written code. Start from what a program even is, then build up one small idea at a time: variables, text, numbers, true/false, decisions, functions, loops, arrays, objects, and a first project. No jargon, no prior experience, lots of tiny runnable exercises.
- JavaScript
- 38 lessons
- ~8 hours
- Free
- by Fishbones
Learn JavaScript for free on Libre Academy with the JavaScript for Beginners course: 38 interactive lessons you complete by writing real code in a built-in editor, graded instantly by hidden tests. No paywall, no sign-up. It's part of the free, open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
What you get
- Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
- Free and open source, with no account required to start.
- Works offline in the free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
- JavaScript runs instantly in the app.
What's inside
- Hello, Code
- Storing Information: Variables
- Words and Text: Strings
- Numbers and Math
- Yes or No: Booleans and Comparisons
- Making Decisions: if / else
- Functions
- Doing Things Again: Loops
- Lists: Arrays
- Labeled Boxes: Objects
- Putting It Together
- Final
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Helpful reading
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