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Submitted by tua05353
almost 11 years

What Do We Do Next??? Need direction on Javascript in general...

So, I’ve finished all the lessons in the Javascript course and I feel that I’ve really only learned syntax and organizing the logic in javascript. What comes next? Why isn’t there another course? Everything I’ve learned has been interesting, but I feel like I didn’t get anywhere and have no direction. Any suggestions on where to go from here will be appreciated.

Answer 526fd266f10c602594003025

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My advice:

If you are into Web Site development -

  • Build a basic site
  • Add a carousel slider (hand coded by you)
  • Create a filter for a portfolio page

If you are into We App development-

  • Create a ToDo App (This has been over done.. but for good reason)
  • Try to recreate things that you see done in JS
  • Explore JSON and AJAX so you can start playing with real world content from twitter, flickr etc..

Stay on JS, really get it before looking at JQuery.

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Submitted by godonholiday
over 10 years

2 comments

godonholiday over 10 years

http://www.htmldog.com/guides/javascript/intermediate/

I guess start looking for intermediate level tasks now

mind101 over 10 years

Where could i find a good tutorial on building carousels and filters for portfolio pages? The like that guides you but doesn’t hand everything to you.

Answer 5199007894cf37f117001ad8

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Here’s a similar question/answer from the Web Fundamentals section that you might be interested in reading: http://www.codecademy.com/forum_questions/5197db9bbcd2bf5947004ed3

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Submitted by Judy
almost 11 years

Answer 524473b4f10c60840c004e1d

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It depends on what your goals are. If you want to continue upping your javascript game then check out javascriptissexy. I’m personally digging into D3, a data viz framework that uses js in an attempt to apply what I’ve learned here.

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Submitted by quanto
over 10 years

Answer 5198fcda9c812a9abd00075f

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The right answer for you will depend on what your interests are,

You could try using JavaScript to solve some of the Project Euler problems. These will let you apply what you have learned here and you’ll probably find yourself searching the net for some new command syntax.

You could go through the exercises in one of the other tracks here.

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Submitted by Judy
almost 11 years

4 comments

tua05353 almost 11 years

Thank you AlbionsRefuge. I was a math major, so I think the Project Euler problems will be interesting/motivating.

Aero09 almost 11 years

No thats wrong booo bad answer. Go look up more java script courses online you havn’t learned anything yet…. TRUST ME i just found that out.

Amani Green over 10 years

How about you learn canvas, yeesh!

Judy over 10 years

Here’s a new page with more JavaScript things for you to try: http://www.codecademy.com/groups/advanced-javascript-coders/discussions/51f552c38c1ccc9c1c008c6d

Answer 5293ea70f10c601216000426

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Forget web development. Download Unity3D and make a kickass game!

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Submitted by James Cowgill
over 10 years

1 comments

Dan Paguirigan about 10 years

Just did so now! Thanks for the info on the software! Being a gamer all my life; this should be interesting.

Answer 521cdadeabf8210e670006a2

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You can try the original JavaScript Course that is not being maintained. But you will be on your own. No Q&A forum.

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Submitted by arg6123
over 10 years

Answer 53bdc1ee282ae32b1400005f

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I believe if u don’t fully understand it then go through it again until you can do it from memory without help u know

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Submitted by jenna
over 9 years

Answer 5226795f80ff330a840009fe

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You might want to try Google Apps Scripts. You can get some “real world” experience with Javascript this way: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/

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Submitted by Josh
over 10 years

Answer 52389c0180ff33e2a20015fb

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I believe JQuery is next.

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Submitted by Pathros
over 10 years

1 comments

godonholiday over 10 years

No, dont go this route yet. If you are into web site development. Build your static site and try to add something like a carousel (hand coded by you). Or a nice portfolio filter. Try to recreate some other features. Then have a look at JQuery. If you are into Web Apps, try the over done ToDo app. See MVCToDo. But try it on your own.

Answer 5256b814548c3557f6003c43

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http://www.codecademy.com/de/courses/javascript-beginner-en-d0Mp0/0/1 try these after I had finished the js track and monkeyed with a few non-track courses I stumbled upon this series of lessons which I found to be extremely challenging and helpful. really helps teach you to use your brain and research to figure stuff out.

Also I found Danny Goodman’s JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook to be wonderfully insightful as it gives actual solutions to common problems that you can work along with and use to improve your code.

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Submitted by amserfozo
over 10 years

1 comments

Serghei Rinja almost 10 years

Thank you for Danny Goodman’s JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook suggestion. Great book.

Answer 55840e2d9376762344000595

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if you wanna go for web development path, you should really check the book JavaScript for professional web developer. Read it along with the MDZ JavaScript reference, you will have a really great understanding of javascript, which can help web development a lot, especially if you want to use javascript tools to build the entire web app. This course is more like a taste of JavaScript.

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Submitted by bruce0750
almost 9 years

Answer 559602e7d3292f19a2000743

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Maybe I’m too much of a beginner, but none of these responses make sense to me. Can anyone walk me through a beginner’s introduction of where to put code to make it do things? (Sorry to talk like a five year old, but I feel like you think I should understand the back end of computers better than I actually do.)

  1. When I’m not in Codeacademy, where do I write code? Let’s say I want to build a website. Or, hell, an app. Both cases. I get there are probably a million options, but if you were writing a new lesson for Code Academy, where would you tell a beginner to go to practice what they’ve learned?
  2. After I write the code (for a website… app… whatever), how do I make it show up to anyone other than myself?

I’m crushed because these are the questions I thought I’d learn the answers to at the end of this slog. And it was a slog. I loved it, but I’ve never found a beginner site that walks me through the practical next steps as cleanly as these vocab lessons did. Everything’s either too advanced techspeak or so high level that it explains the history of the internet (also not helpful).

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Submitted by skuonqui
over 8 years

3 comments

tommy gebru over 8 years

teamtreehouse.com offers a lot about this and offer a free two week trial which is more than enough time to decide whether it is right for you. http://teamtreehouse.com/library/how-to-make-a-website

Judy over 8 years

This thread is really old, but this question would be a good one to bring up over on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Codecademy

RolandMoonstar over 8 years

This question is only a few weeks old; admittedly it should have been its own question, but even so, it deserves an answer to both parts.

  1. Firefox actually has a place in the browser console for javascript writing.
    Hit CTRL+SHIFT+K. If using Chrome, hit CTRL+SHIFT+J.

  2. Codecademy has a place called Codebits where you can show off bits of code. If you want to, however, stick it on a rudimentary website, then it goes in the HTML between .

Programmers and students may whine at both answers, but for average guys like you and me, this is an answer that’s a good place to start.