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    Javascript: Broadcasting 450: Advanced Online Journalism Felix Burgos

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    JavaScript

    Broadcasting 450: Advanced Online Journalism


    Felix Burgos
    What is JavaScript?
    Dynamic computer programming language
    A programming language defines the computer instructions which
    are used to write programs that perform some task, e.g.
    composing a web page.

    Originally developed by Brendan Eich who worked for Netscape
    Communications Corporation

    Currently used as part of a web browsers to alter how content
    interacts on a web page & change the document content that a
    webpage display

    Also used in server-side programming to create both desktop and
    mobile applications


    JavaScript in journalism
    Why am I studying JavaScript? How can JavaScript enhance
    or help online journalism?

    JavaScript can be used to enhance stories

    JavaScript can be used to extract information for stories

    JavaScript can be used as a way to dive into further
    programming languages

    Examples of JavaScript in Journalism
    Interactive: Before and after the Highway
    530 mudslide


    China Still Dominates, but some
    Manufacturers Look Elsewhere


    Drought and Deluge in the Lower 48





    JavaScript basics
    Prototype-based programming
    Inheritance happens via cloning

    Coding happens in the <script type=text/javascript> </script>
    tags

    Var (number, word or sentence)

    Strings & String concatenation

    Alerts and Prompts

    If and Else statements/Functions









    Some more JavaScript
    fundamentals
    Numbers, Boolean, Text

    For loops / While loops

    Operators

    Arrays

    Arguments

    Forms and Validation




    Document Object Model (DOM)
    Document

    Root
    element
    <html>

    Element
    <h2>
    Element
    <h1>
    Text
    Creating a
    blog
    Text
    Felixs Site
    Attribute
    <href>
    JavaScript libraries
    jQuery




    Prototype




    MooTools
    So you want to learn JavaScript
    All you need is a text editor and a web browser!

    Freeware coding software
    Brackets (Win/Mac OSX)


    NetBeans (Win/Mac OSX/Linux)



    W3Schools, http://code.org, http://codeacademy.com,

    F12 in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox opens up Developer
    Tools


    Developer Tools..USE IT!!
    Looking ahead to the future
    Many jobs now prefer to hire candidates who have some
    experience with code and web development

    Writing code requires logical thinking; it helps exercise the
    brain all while picking up a new skillset

    Many schools, including middle and high school are now
    introducing coding classes, and some of these schools are
    making these classes a requirement for graduation

    Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding

    Coding is here to stay; learn it or get left behind!

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