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Blue Collar JavaScript: Learn like in shop class, not like in college
First day in shop class : Start a cut by drawing the saw toward you.
First day in Blue Collar JavaScript : End each statement with a semicolon.
Both shop class and JavaScript training are about getting comfortable with the tools. You don't need to understand the molecular structure of the saw blade. You don't need to understand the fine points of computer science.
You just need to learn to use the tools, not by absorbing a torrent of information. Everyone gets good at woodworking, computer programming, or any other hands-on craft only by hands-on practice.
Which is why you may not have finished the last coding book you purchased. Without practice, you soon get bogged down in baffling definitions and tangled explanations.
It won't happen to you with this book—if you just do what the author asks you to do.
This is what he read a short chapter—two pages max—then immediately go to the website. That's where you'll find a set of free interactive exercises that imbed the skills covered in the chapter.
If you're serious about learning JavaScript, you'll spend at least twice as much time practicing as reading. But no self-discipline is required for this. Just keep returning to the online exercises.
It's the approach taken in all the Smarter Way to Learn books, a series that has accumulated more than four thousand five-star reviews on Amazon—a record for books in this category.
Why you're going to love this book
Blue Collar JavaScript keeps you engaged, confident, and even entertained. It shows you that learning to code can be a joy, not a morale-murdering struggle.
A free learn-by-doing workshop
Trains you on advanced JavaScript tools
Blue Collar JavaScript begins by teaching you the language from the ground up. Then it takes you beyond the basics so you understand and learn to use advanced programming tools like You don't need to be a math or science whiz.
If you're MIT material, you'll speed through the book and exercises faster than most. If you're less comfortable with technology, you may need to spend a few hours more. But if you do the work—if you just do the work—you'll join 200,000 students, electricians, grandmothers, musicians, CEOs, software engineers, and others who bet on me to teach them and won the bet.
You're making a smart move to learn JavaScript, the world's most popular computer language. Now choose a smart way to learn it.
First day in Blue Collar JavaScript : End each statement with a semicolon.
Both shop class and JavaScript training are about getting comfortable with the tools. You don't need to understand the molecular structure of the saw blade. You don't need to understand the fine points of computer science.
You just need to learn to use the tools, not by absorbing a torrent of information. Everyone gets good at woodworking, computer programming, or any other hands-on craft only by hands-on practice.
Which is why you may not have finished the last coding book you purchased. Without practice, you soon get bogged down in baffling definitions and tangled explanations.
It won't happen to you with this book—if you just do what the author asks you to do.
This is what he read a short chapter—two pages max—then immediately go to the website. That's where you'll find a set of free interactive exercises that imbed the skills covered in the chapter.
If you're serious about learning JavaScript, you'll spend at least twice as much time practicing as reading. But no self-discipline is required for this. Just keep returning to the online exercises.
It's the approach taken in all the Smarter Way to Learn books, a series that has accumulated more than four thousand five-star reviews on Amazon—a record for books in this category.
Why you're going to love this book
Blue Collar JavaScript keeps you engaged, confident, and even entertained. It shows you that learning to code can be a joy, not a morale-murdering struggle.
A free learn-by-doing workshop
Trains you on advanced JavaScript tools
Blue Collar JavaScript begins by teaching you the language from the ground up. Then it takes you beyond the basics so you understand and learn to use advanced programming tools like You don't need to be a math or science whiz.
If you're MIT material, you'll speed through the book and exercises faster than most. If you're less comfortable with technology, you may need to spend a few hours more. But if you do the work—if you just do the work—you'll join 200,000 students, electricians, grandmothers, musicians, CEOs, software engineers, and others who bet on me to teach them and won the bet.
You're making a smart move to learn JavaScript, the world's most popular computer language. Now choose a smart way to learn it.
254 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2023
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Mark Myers
32 books32 followersMark and Janet have over 50 years of combined experience in the mental health and substance use disorder fields. Janet's experiences encompass working in agencies, residential facilities, schools, and private practice. Mark has worked in hospitals, schools, and private practice. He has also worked in long-term treatment centers (psychiatric and substance use), Veterans Administration facilities, and aftercare programs. They both have worked with ages six to seniors.
Mark and Janet live in the community where they work. They have three adult sons whom they see often and a houseful of pets. Home is our place of safety and connection. This is our wish for both clients and readers."
Mark and Janet live in the community where they work. They have three adult sons whom they see often and a houseful of pets. Home is our place of safety and connection. This is our wish for both clients and readers."
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