1 00:00:00,470 --> 00:00:04,100 Welcome to the first unit in the full stack Javascript tech degree. 2 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,610 My name's Dave, and I'm a teacher here at Treehouse. 3 00:00:06,610 --> 00:00:09,960 I'm so glad you've decided to learn Javascript with us. 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,820 It's a lot of fun, and an incredibly popular programming language. 5 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:16,700 You'll be building a lot of cool projects in this program. 6 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:20,752 When you're done, you'll have a portfolio of professional quality projects to 7 00:00:20,752 --> 00:00:23,173 demonstrate all of the skills you've learned. 8 00:00:23,173 --> 00:00:25,240 Let me show you some of the things you'll be building. 9 00:00:26,250 --> 00:00:29,220 You'll be creating some pretty cool projects, right away. 10 00:00:29,220 --> 00:00:32,990 In the fourth unit of the tech degree, for example, you'll create a web-based game, 11 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:36,555 the Phrase Hunter, using JavaScript to control a webpage. 12 00:00:37,890 --> 00:00:40,980 Later, you'll learn a popular JavaScript library called React, 13 00:00:40,980 --> 00:00:42,910 to create a photo gallery. 14 00:00:42,910 --> 00:00:46,640 You'll also learn how to work with web servers, databases, APIs, and 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,290 a whole lot more. 16 00:00:48,290 --> 00:00:50,990 If you don't know what those things are yet, don't worry. 17 00:00:50,990 --> 00:00:52,800 We'll teach them to you. 18 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,350 In this first unit, you'll tackle a fun project. 19 00:00:55,350 --> 00:00:57,630 It's a random quote generator page. 20 00:00:57,630 --> 00:01:02,350 Users can click the Show another quote button to show a new quote. 21 00:01:02,350 --> 00:01:06,210 Or you can add a timer to make the quote automatically rotate. 22 00:01:06,210 --> 00:01:10,150 This project uses some key JavaScript skills, like variables, arrays, and 23 00:01:10,150 --> 00:01:11,640 functions. 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,210 You should check out the description and instructions for the project now, 25 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:18,770 even if you don't yet know the concepts you'll need to complete the project. 26 00:01:18,770 --> 00:01:22,250 It's a good idea to start thinking about the project as you go through the courses 27 00:01:22,250 --> 00:01:23,300 in this unit. 28 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:23,900 Have fun.