Introduction to JavaScript for the Web

With: Chad Kassirer
Info: Mar 1 • Sat • 9:00am-4:00pm • 1 mtg • UHM Sakamaki C104, Manoa MultiMedia Lab • $135
Event ID: L09443

Javascript is one of the most widely used scripting languages for the web. This fundamental overivew of Javascript as a web programming language explores the ways in which Javascript can enhance static HTML websites. Designed for people with a basic understanding of HTML but little-to-no experience of Javascript, this course covers basic topics, including variables, strings, functions, event handlers, and debugging techniques.

Chad Kassirer has been a freelance web contractor living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area more than 10 years. Recently, Kassirer served as an international judge for the 2005 Indonesian Web Awards and was the technical editor for the book, Web Redesign: Workflow that Works - 2nd Edition. As the former director of production for the web development shops, Red Eye Digital Media and Idea Integration/San Francisco, Kassirer has played a key role in the production process for several award-winning websites.

Supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.