Knowledge and Tools for the JavaScript Writer

JavaScript is text. No need for a compiler or any other tool used by experienced programmers. A simple text editor, such as NotePad for instance, can be used to modify an HTML page and insert JavaScript instructions.

Note that there are WYSIWYG editors that can automatically generate JavaScript code. To name just two of them (without any claim to objectivity!): WebExpert and JavaScript Editor. But there a few others.

Anyway, WYSIWYG or not, the incorporation of JavaScript code in a Web page calls for sound knowledge of HTML. Check out our HTML lab books (again) if necessary.

If you already know a programming language such as Basic, Visual Basic, Java, etc., the JavaScript syntax will seem easy to you. But even though general programming basics can be a plus, they are not a must, as you will soon acquire the required knowledge during the course of our workshops and with the aid of our practical examples.