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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 runs in your browser and the free desktop app.

What you get

  • Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
  • Free and open source — no account required to start.
  • Runs in your browser, and offline in the free desktop app.
  • JavaScript runs in your browser.

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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