How do you start programming?

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I’ve finished a few of the projects for the Javascript certification and now I want to try making my own, but I don’t know where to start. Can anyone help?

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That’s a very large and vague question. Can you be more specific?

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What do I need to start programming with Javascript? Is there software I need to download?

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You can use a code editing software like VSCode or a live in-browser code editor/sandbox like Codepen or JSFiddle.

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Do you have a link to VSCode?

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Option 1

  1. Download and install VSCode
  2. Install NodeJs so that you can run javascript code on your machine without a web browser and html file.
  3. Run js scripts in your terminal with the node command: eg. node scripts.js

Option 2

  • Right click on any window in your browser and click inspect and find the Console tab.
  • You can also use a keyboard shortcut. For Chrome its Shift+Ctrl+J and for Firefox is Shift+Ctrl K .
  • This lets you run your javascript code directly in the console

Option 3

  • Use a browser based IDE like CodeSandbox.io.
  • It has sandbox for tinkering and a developer mode for larger projects
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It should be available for download on your OS’s App Store. But here’s their site for details and I’m sure you can find the version for your computer on there.