JavaScript is a cross-platform, object-oriented scripting language. It is a small, lightweight language designed for easy embedding in other products and applications, such as web browsers. JavaScript is by far the most popular scripting language on the Internet. It works with all the major browsers to add interactivity to HTML pages and anyone can use JavaScript without the need to purchase a license.

Users expect web sites today to provide dynamic user interfaces with advanced features and fast response times. A key component to delivering such sites is a mastery of JavaScript. That’s why JavaScript has become such an important language for web developers.

This course is for any web developer who wants to learn to use JavaScript effectively to make their web pages more dynamic and functional and to reduce the number of roundtrips to the server. Mastering JavaScript is designed to bring you up to speed quickly and efficiently with thorough coverage of language features and DOM (Document Object Model) interaction.