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
On Windows and using v4 or v5 of Node.js? Make sure you are using at least 5.1.0, which provides a fix for a bug on Windows where you can't choose items in the menu.
javascripting
with npm
Install 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, the simplest way to fix this is to rerun the command, in either of the following ways:
- On unix shells, prefix the command with sudo
sudo npm install --global javascripting
- On Windows and if using either PowerShell or CMD, ensure you open the shell with administrator privilege.
You can also fix the permissions so that you don't have to use sudo
. Take a look at this npm documentation:
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.
Get Involved
Code contributions welcome! Please check our documentation on contributing to get started.
TODOS:
Add these challenges:
- "OBJECT KEYS"
- "FUNCTION RETURN VALUES"
- "THIS"
License
MIT