They are super useful as a learning tool (I still use the console nearly every day that I'm coding). Basically it's a way to type one thing at a time into a computer and immediately get the computers answer back. This is a console, otherwise known as a 'command line' or 'terminal'. You should see a thingy that looks like this: For the sake of simplicity I'll assume you are using Google Chrome to read this page (if you aren't it's probably easier on both of us if you follow along with Chrome).įirst, right click anywhere on the screen and hit Inspect Element, then click on the Console tab. There is JavaScript running on this page right now. Don't worry though, this will happen very rarely. So don't be a scaredy-cat! The absolute worst thing that will happen is that you might have to refresh this page in your web browser if you get stuck. The best way to learn is by making mistakes! Programmers care more about making it work eventually rather than trying to make it work the very first time. Like cats, computer programmers make mistakes all time: misspelling things, forgetting quotes or brackets, and being forgetful of how basic functions (and yarn, lasers) work. You will always land on your feet - even when programming! Unlike pawing over a glass of water on your laptop, nothing in these tutorials will damage your computer in any way, even if you mistype a command or click the wrong button. Also since you are a cat you are less likely to run and more likely to lay around in the sun Table of contents Nowadays JavaScript runs in more places than just web browsers - it runs on web servers, phones and even robots! This page will teach you some JavaScript basics so that you can get up and running in no time*. JavaScript started as a way to make web pages more interactive.

All web browsers understand JavaScript and you can take advantage of that to make web pages do crazy things! Just the same as one controls humans with hisses and meows, one controls computers with statements written in a programming language. JavaScript is a programming language or, in other words, a means by which a computer is instructed to do things.

JavaScript For Cats An introduction for new programmers So easy your human companion could do it too!

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