Lesson 2: Setting Up the Development Environment

Setting Up the Development Environment

Before you start coding in JavaScript, you need to set up a proper development environment. In this lesson, we’ll guide you through the steps to get everything ready.

1. Text Editor or IDE:

Choose a text editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for coding. Popular options include Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and Atom.
Download and install Visual Studio Code from here.

2. Web Browser:

Use a modern web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge for testing your code.
Make sure your browser has developer tools enabled for debugging JavaScript.

3. Setting Up Visual Studio Code:

Open Visual Studio Code and create a new folder for your JavaScript projects.
Create a new file with a .html extension to write your HTML and JavaScript code.

Example Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

  <title>JavaScript Environment Setup</title>

</head>

<body>

  <h1>JavaScript Environment Setup</h1>

  <script>

    console.log('JavaScript is set up and running!');

  </script>

</body>

</html>

4. Using Developer Tools:

Open the Developer Tools in your browser (usually F12 or right-click and select “Inspect”).
Go to the “Console” tab to see output from console.log() statements and debug your code.

Conclusion: Setting up a proper development environment is essential for efficient coding and debugging. With the right tools in place, you’re ready to start writing and testing JavaScript code.

Curriculum

JavaScript Basics

Introduction to JavaScript

Starting Course

Control Flow and Functions

After Intro

Working with Data

DOM Manipulation and Events

Final Assessment

Lesson 2: Setting Up the Development Environment

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