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JavaScript

Posted by Laurel Horton
Laurel Horton
457 Points

Issue with Workspace with JS course

I am trying to use Workspace while taking the basic Java Script courses, and when I try to preview, it never shows the code I have entered. The only way I have found to make it work is to go to developer console and re-run it in as different IE version, because it's defaulting to running with Edge. I'd rather use Chrome, but I haven't found any kind of fix there. And the IE fix not a great fix, because it means a lot of extra steps each time. Is there some setting I can adjust in the browser or elsewhere to make this easier?

Ryan Carson
Ryan Carson
23,287 Points

Hi Laurel,

Can you please create a snapshot of the Workspace and share the URL here? Here's how to do that: https://www.evernote.com/l/AKJu6uWaAX1LN4zK5m0DFigA4HEpfyWv1mY

Thanks for being a Treehouse Student!

Cheers, Ryan

Laurel Horton
Laurel Horton
457 Points

Here's the link to one that has been causing problems. It's intermittent, but if it doesn't work in IE, the only way to get it to work is to change the emulator in the developer console.

http://w.trhou.se/wmn8op9mfa

Laurel Horton
Laurel Horton
457 Points

It seems to be working now, even in Chrome. It's still glitchy. Lots of page crashes and busy server messages, but at least this seems to have stopped for now. Thank you for looking at it for me.

2 Answers

Ariel Aronica
Ariel Aronica
6,646 Points
Ariel Aronica
Ariel Aronica
6,646 Points

With JavaScript, unless you write the command to print to the document you won't see the code run like you would with html and CSS, which is entirely visual and you can see those changes(unless we are talking about alerts, messages and more advanced commands in JavaScript). The console IS your best friend when working with JavaScript and is where you will be checking most of your work. There are ways to make sure your code is correct by using document.write or console.log. I'm not sure if this was the answer you were looking for, sorry if it's not!

Ryan Carson
Ryan Carson
23,287 Points
Ryan Carson
Ryan Carson
23,287 Points

I just forked your Workspace and it worked fine :( I'm using Chrome. Are you still having problems?