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JavaScript is a dynamic programming language that’s used for web development, in web applications, game development, and loads more. It allows you to implement dynamic features on web pages that cannot be done with only HTML and CSS.

Our Intro to JavaScript Tech Taster will give all members an initial intro to key concepts and this is a fantastic starting point for anyone who is curious about coding and would like a few taster sessions to understand how it can work across tech and businesses.

 

Learn the principles of key tech topics with Code First Girls ‘MOOC’ (Massive Open Online Courses) Sprints and test your knowledge with MOOC Challenges.

Please note these courses are available to anybody who identifies as a woman and is over the age of 18.

 

Session 1: Hello World 

• Overview of JS
• Strings & Output
• Constants & Debugging
• Joining Strings

Session 2: Unleashing Variables and Numbers 

• Data Types
• Numbers & Input
• Variables with let
• Comparison Operators

Session 3: Making Decisions 

• Conditional statement 
• Logical Operators
• Functions
• Data types: Undefined and Null

Session 4: Working with Data 

• Arrays 
• Arrays: Push and Pop 
• Objects 
• Loops: For 
• Loops: While

 

Find out more about Code First Girls:

Code First Girls has become one of the largest providers of free coding courses for women globally, having delivered over £75 million worth of free technology education and teaching three times as many women to code as the entire UK university undergraduate system!

They’re on a mission to close the gender gap in the tech industry by providing employment through free education. They’ve already helped more than 150,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, we’re boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, transforming local economies and communities.

 

When you sign up to this course, you will receive a link which will take you through to the Code First Girls platform where you will need to fill in a registration form. Upon completion you will then be fully registered to the course and will receive a confirmation email directly from Code First Girls which will include information and your links to join. After each session there will be a mini quiz to fill in. Please read your joining information from Code First Girls thoroughly.