JAVASCRIPTING

Learn JavaScript by adventuring around in the terminal.

Looking for more interactive tutorials like this? Go to nodeschool.io.

Get help

Having issues with javascripting? Get help troubleshooting in the nodeschool discussions repo, or on gitter:


Install Node.js

Make sure Node.js is installed on your computer.

Install it from nodejs.org/download

Install javascripting with npm

Open your terminal and run this command:

npm install --global javascripting

The --global option installs this module globally so that you can run it as a command in your terminal.

Having issues with installation? If you get an EACCESS error you can prefix the command with sudo, but also take a look at this npm documentation for fixing permissions so that you don't have to use sudo: https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/fixing-npm-permissions

Run the workshop

Open your terminal and run the following command:

javascripting

You'll see the menu:

Navigate the menu with the up & down arrow keys.

Choose a challenge by hitting enter.

Take a look at this gif that shows the first challenge:

In the gif I'm using the command line editor nano (here are some basic usage tips for nano).

You can use any editor you like.

atom or brackets are both good options.

Need help with an exercise?

Open an issue in the nodeschool/discussions repo: https://github.com/nodeschool/discussions

Include the name javascripting and the name of the challenge you're working on in the title of the issue.

TODOS:

Add these challenges:

• "OBJECT KEYS"
• "FUNCTION RETURN VALUES"
• "THIS"
• "SCOPE"

License

MIT