hey, i'm learning js and want to actually start doing stuff. codecademy is cool and all, but it doesn't seem to actually teach you to do anything "useful".
so do you guys have any ideas for something fun to try and program to help increase my understanding of js? preferably something that would be potentially useful in real web development.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;38999408]hey, i'm learning js and want to actually start doing stuff. codecademy is cool and all, but it doesn't seem to actually teach you to do anything "useful".
so do you guys have any ideas for something fun to try and program to help increase my understanding of js? preferably something that would be potentially useful in real web development.[/QUOTE]
I prefer udacity over codecademy.
[url]http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs262/CourseRev/apr2012[/url]
The above course let's you build a web browser. And for that you learn HTML and Javascript from the inside-out.
[QUOTE=P1raten;39003279]I prefer udacity over codecademy.
[url]http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs262/CourseRev/apr2012[/url]
The above course let's you build a web browser. And for that you learn HTML and Javascript from the inside-out.[/QUOTE]
That's a bit overkill.
You could work your way up Project Euler for a bit.
[url]http://projecteuler.net/problems[/url]
[QUOTE=yawmwen;38999408]hey, i'm learning js and want to actually start doing stuff. codecademy is cool and all, but it doesn't seem to actually teach you to do anything "useful".
so do you guys have any ideas for something fun to try and program to help increase my understanding of js? preferably something that would be potentially useful in real web development.[/QUOTE]
Create a HTML form and script your own validation from scratch. Make it real time so that each field validates after each keyclick. Also, for a bigger challenge, build it as a jQuery validation plugin that can be applied to any form. But probably best to just stick to the first idea...
[QUOTE=Shadow801;39083781]Create a HTML form and script your own validation from scratch. Make it real time so that each field validates after each keyclick. Also, for a bigger challenge, build it as a jQuery validation plugin that can be applied to any form. But probably best to just stick to the first idea...[/QUOTE]
If you do this, be careful with email validation. It's hard to get it done correct.
[QUOTE=mkp;39093937]If you do this, be careful with email validation. It's hard to get it done correct.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1028467-You.-Yes-you-stop-trying-to-validate-emails-like-that.]This handsome fella wrote a pretty simple guide on the subject.[/url]
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.
