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Ayaz Sadiq
Courses Plus Student 5,361 PointsAre there any sources outside of Treehouse that can aid me in understanding Java Script besides w3schools.com?
I'm having trouble understanding Java Script. Someone suggested www.w3schools.com as an outside source, but that website didn't help me. I'm having such a hard time that I've been skipping most of the objectives in Java Scipt. Also. I filled out some questions before I log into Treehouse, and Treehouse suggests that I do the Tech Degree called Full Stack Java Scipt. However, I find Java Script to be difficult. Are there any other Tech Degrees that would be suitable for someone who is new to coding?
4 Answers
Jay Padzensky
4,731 PointsHey Ayaz,
What you're experiencing is totally understandable. Just because our suggestions say JavaScript, feel free to still explore and branch out! I may suggest taking a look at some of the tasks you want to accomplish as a developer (up to and including find a job, if that's the goal) and noting what skills are commonly required. After noting the languages that are hottest, perhaps, you could then take some of our various "Basics" courses from the library. Doing so will give you an opportunity to find what what languages may click with you, and others (like JS) which may not, and from there, you'll have confidence to dive into a Techdegree.
As far as JavaScript goes, I like suggesting John Duckett's JavaScript & jQuery book for learning via a supplemental media.
cuahuctemoc vargas
6,094 PointsHere are some helpful javascript videos also you should checkout some of his playlist which have more content if you are looking getting in to the front-end- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoSksQ4s_hg&list=PL4cUxeGkcC9i9Ae2D9Ee1RvylH38dKuET
Carlos Alberto Del Cueto Carrejo
13,817 PointsDo not worry Ayaz, any programming language can become difficult and make you feel lost. You may want to visit the basic courses or re visit them. People have different ways of retaining or understanding new information, in my case I need to deploy whatever I am reading about to actually understand it, maybe you are lacking practice. I see that your background denotes a lot of html , css and design courses which prompts me to think you are going for a web designer profile. Javascript can be difficult because, and I am only guessing , it may be your first programming language that uses conditionals, events, objects , etc. This always happens with our first programming language. I can suggest you to look at the free courses at codecademy, even tho they can be more difficult at times.
Ayaz Sadiq
Courses Plus Student 5,361 Pointscuahuctemoc vargas-I looked into the youtube videos that you recommended. However, I'm unable to follow along because they require me to install Brackets on my computer. I installed Brackets, but the Live Preview option of Brackets won't work. Is there anything else anyone can recommend?