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Ben Os
20,008 PointsA Javascript workshop suggestion
I would humbly suggest creating a short workshop with tips and further explanations on the action of listening to events on elements via the devtools.
Why I need this?
Well, I bought a quite complex Wordpress premium theme that has tons of inodes and some Js files.
Between thesethere is a file containing the if statement I need to change (a statement that says something like the pseudocode: "if viewport is less than 840 px, display none the desktop menu and show the mobile menu").
For now, I didn't find that file so I thought of just selecting it's element, putting an event listener somehow, click it, and see directly on console what is the file I should go to (similar to seeing what is the CSS file the directive is located at).
I know this is possible to be done from console, but AFAIK, there is no workshop that will actually explain on how to do this "find a script filename by listening to an element's triggered event with the dev tool".
I think such a workshop could be super handy, and very practical for us students.
Would glad to know what you think, my dear, estimated Javascript teachers, Dave McFarland Joel Kraft Guil Hernandez
1 Answer
Joel Kraft
Treehouse Guest TeacherHi Ben Aharoni,
There is a workshop on debugging in the browser, and this video appears to address the specific topic you mention here. Let me know if this wasn't quite what you were looking for.
Thanks, Joel
Ben Os
20,008 PointsBen Os
20,008 PointsHi Joel. I tried to watch it, I didn't very much understand what was done, why did you click where; I tested a webpage in my browser and got many files there in the left pane and didn't know what should I usually choose. Also I think a more deep review of the whole concept of "breakpoints (programming)" is needed and more deepening what are "event listener breakpoints" and control options to work with (what are the main ones).
I felt as if this whole debugging issue should have an actual course, maybe through a track on debugging with a course on Javascript with short stepped videos of not more than 3 minutes and with 2-4 quiz questions each time to consolidate the knowledge. I would learn this either way the moment I'll have a serious need in this (my last problem actually didn't necess element event listening to be solved, I had a mistake there) but I really think a course is needed. The whole issue of debugging, working with a debugger like DevTools and Netbeans needs a stepped, accessible course.
Joel Kraft
Treehouse Guest TeacherJoel Kraft
Treehouse Guest TeacherThanks for the suggestion, Ben.
Out of curiosity, have you taken the prerequisite course DOM Scripting By Example? Or were you at least familiar with the app used in the workshop? This workshop relies heavily on that material, and knowing how events are handled in this app may have made that video make more sense.
At any rate, thanks again for your feedback. I'll submit it to our process for content review.
Ben Os
20,008 PointsBen Os
20,008 PointsI took DOM scripting by example about 3 months back, I remembered the app only in general lines. Thank you for mentioning it.