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  49 min
  Course

  Getting Started With ES2015

  ES2015, also called ES6, is a newer version of the JavaScript language that’s well supported in browsers and commonly used by programmers. In this course, you'll get up-to-speed with ES2015 basics and be well on your way to writing modern JavaScript. You'll learn best practices for creating variables, using the let and const keywords, and a better way to concatenate string values using template literals. You'll also learn the compact syntax for creating functions using "arrow syntax."

  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• • 1
  • 2

  70 min
  Course

  Introducing JavaScript

  Learn the fundamentals of programming by building a JavaScript video game. This fun, exploratory course teaches you basic concepts like variables, values, conditional statements and functions by interactively playing with code while creating a game.

  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3

  60 min
  Course

  Callback Functions in JavaScript

  Callback functions are a foundational concept in JavaScript. Callbacks are used in timers, user interaction events, loading data from a server and used in Node.js. Whether you're a budding front-end or back-end developer, callbacks are everywhere!

  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

  4 hours
  Course

  Express Basics

  Learn how to use Express.js to build dynamic websites on the Node.js platform. In the process, you'll learn some fundamental HTTP concepts that you can apply to any other framework!

  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 6 min
  Practice

  Practice Simple WHERE Clauses with SQL

  In this workshop we'll practice simple WHERE clauses.

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  • Beginner
• 4 min
  Practice

  Practice Column Selection and Aliasing with SQL

  In this practice session we'll cover selecting columns and aliasing them.

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  • Databases
  • Beginner
• 10 min
  Workshop

  Code Coverage with Istanbul

  Code coverage is the development practice in seeing how much of your code is covered by tests. We'll use the Node.js module Istanbul in this workshop to illustrate code coverage in Node.js projects.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 13 min
  Workshop

  Debugging Node Applications with Google Chrome

  Debugging Node.js is not limited to using console.log, you can use more powerful tools like Google Chrome's DevTools Inspector.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
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  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  2 hours
  Course

  Node.js Basics

  In this course we will create two command line applications using the popular server-side JavaScript platform Node.js. We'll be creating an application to retrieve a student's Treehouse profile information and weather information based on a zip code.

  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 14 min
  Workshop

  Defining Variables with let and const

  For most of JavaScript's life, there's been only one way to create, or "declare", a variable: the var keyword. In the latest version of JavaScript there are two new ways: const and let.

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  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• 8 min
  Workshop

  Introducing Arrow Function Syntax

  ECMAScript 2015 has been widely adopted by all modern browsers. This means we can use a more concise way to write functions. In this workshop we'll convert some traditional functions into a more modern syntax.

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  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• 13 min
  Workshop

  JavaScript and the Internet of Things

  JavaScript is everywhere. From it's humble beginnings in the browser, to it's renaissance on the server side, Javascript is incredibly popular. This has lead to individuals putting JavaScript runtimes in to embedded electronics. Discover the strategies you can employ with JavaScript enabled IoT projects.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 13 min
  Workshop

  Setting Up Travis CI with Node.js

  In this workshop we'll show you how to use the Continuous Integration service, Travis CI, to automatically run tests in your Node.js projects.

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  • JavaScript
  • Advanced
• 13 min
  Workshop

  Build a Cross-Platform Desktop Application with Electron

  Learn how to use Electron to create a desktop application that will run on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
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  • 4
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  • 6

  2 hours
  Course

  Querying Relational Databases

  Building off of previous SQL courses, this course will begin to introduce the student to more complex database concepts. Students will learn to think about data as sets and subsets and practice achieving desired query results via such operations as inner and outer joins, unions and except. They will also be introduced to the concepts of Set Theory and Database Normalization to aid in understanding good query practices.

  • Databases
  • Intermediate
• 25 min
  Workshop

  Exploring JavaScript Conditionals

  In this workshop we'll explore alternatives to if..then statements for controlling program flow. Even if you don't end up using them, you will see these forms appear in other code bases, and it's helpful to know how they work.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 22 min
  Workshop

  Understanding Closures in JavaScript

  In this workshop learn how closures are used to preserve data between function calls.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 44 min
  Workshop

  Using SQL and Node.js with Sequelize

  In this workshop we'll use SQL and Node.js together with the popular ORM Sequelize.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  2 hours
  Course

  Reporting with SQL

  SQL can be used to generate reports and present information on websites. This course covers powerful SQL features in helping you answer more interesting questions about your data.

  • Databases
  • Beginner
• 12 min
  Workshop

  Deploy a Node Application to Heroku

  Heroku is a git-based, simple to use, hosting platform. You can deploy Ruby, PHP, Java and Python web applications to it in a breeze. But more importantly you can deploy Node.js applications too!

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  80 min
  Course

  Modifying Data with SQL

  At the heart of a dynamic application is a database. Whether the application is an eCommerce, sports team, social network or a productivity app on your phone the data needs to change over time. In this course we'll take a look at the underpinning SQL statements that are needed for every dynamic application.

  • Databases
  • Beginner
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3

  2 hours
  Course

  SQL Basics

  In SQL Basics we’ll take a look at what databases are and how you can retrieve information from them. Databases can store massive amounts of information to be retrieved at a later date. Databases act as the memory for dynamic web sites or mobile apps.

  • Databases
  • Beginner
• 14 min
  Workshop

  Using npm as a Task Runner

  There are other popular JavaScript task runners out there, like Grunt and gulp but you may not need it.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• 8 min
  Workshop

  How to Create and Distribute an npm Package

  In this Workshop we'll sign up for npm, login in the command line, prepare our package, test our package and distribute it so thousands of other developers can use our code in their projects.

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  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate
• • 1
  • 2
  • 3

  76 min
  Course

  npm Basics (retiring)

  npm is a command line tool to help you manage Node.js modules and this course will get you up and running with npm.

  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• 43 min
  Workshop

  Getting Started with TypeScript

  Andrew Chalkley shows you how to get up and running with TypeScript, an enhanced version of JavsScript that provides static typing, classes and interfaces. TypeScript compiles to regular JavaScript code so you can write TypeScript code that works in every common JavaScript environment such as browsers and Node.js.

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  • JavaScript
  • Advanced
• 20 min
  Workshop

  Using the Geolocation API in JavaScript

  Smart devices with GPS common place in todays world. With that being true we can start tapping in to that information to make exciting applications. Developers can get a user's location by using a Geolocation API. In this Workshop, Andrew shows you not only how to find a location but handle all the other gotchas and errors that can occur.

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  • JavaScript
  • Beginner
• • 1
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  2 hours
  Course

  Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js

  Node.js is a versatile platform for building all sorts of applications. In this course, we're going to make a dynamic website that displays a Treehouse student's profile information by creating a server that will dynamically generate content, handle URLs, read from files and build a simple template engine.

  • JavaScript
  • Intermediate