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Dhiraj Arya
Dhiraj Arya

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JavaScript Learning Roadmap šŸš€

Introduction:
Welcome to the comprehensive guide to learning JavaScript! Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this roadmap will guide you through essential JavaScript concepts step by step. Let's dive in!

Week 1: Building Foundations

Day 1: JavaScript Basics

  • Set up your development environment with Node.js and Visual Studio Code.
  • Learn about JavaScript syntax, variables (var, let, const), and basic data types (string, number, boolean).
  • Write and execute a simple "Hello, World!" program.

Day 2: Functions and Control Structures

  • Understand functions: declaration, parameters, return values, and function expressions.
  • Explore control structures such as if statements, switch statements, and loops (for, while).
  • Practice writing functions and using control structures to solve simple problems.

Day 3: Arrays and Objects

  • Dive into arrays: creation, accessing elements, adding/removing elements, and array methods (forEach, map, filter).
  • Learn about JavaScript objects: creating object literals, accessing properties, and methods.
  • Complete hands-on exercises with arrays and objects.

Day 4: Scope and Closures

  • Understand variable scope: global scope, function scope, and block scope.
  • Explore closures: definition, how they work, and practical examples.
  • Write functions to demonstrate scope and closures.

Day 5: DOM Manipulation

  • Understand the Document Object Model (DOM) and its structure.
  • Learn how to select elements using querySelector and querySelectorAll.
  • Explore modifying elements, changing text/content, styles, and attributes.
  • Add event listeners to respond to user interactions.

Week 2: Intermediate Concepts and Project Building

Day 6: Asynchronous JavaScript

  • Learn asynchronous programming concepts: callbacks, promises, and async/await.
  • Handle asynchronous tasks with setTimeout(), setInterval(), and fetching data from APIs.

Day 7: Error Handling and Debugging

  • Understand error handling in JavaScript: try...catch blocks, throwing and catching errors.
  • Explore debugging techniques using browser developer tools such as Chrome DevTools.
  • Debug code snippets and identify common errors.

Day 8: ES6+ Features

  • Discover modern JavaScript features introduced in ES6 and beyond: arrow functions, template literals, destructuring, and spread/rest operators.
  • Rewrite previous code using these features to practice.

Day 9: Working with Browser APIs

  • Explore commonly used browser APIs such as Local Storage, Fetch API for making HTTP requests, and Geolocation API.
  • Build a small project that utilizes one or more of these APIs.

Day 10: Introduction to Frameworks

  • Explore popular JavaScript frameworks/libraries: React.js, Vue.js, Angular.
  • Choose one framework to learn more about and complete a basic tutorial or documentation reading.

Day 11-12: Mini Project

  • Dedicate these two days to working on a mini project of your choice (e.g., to-do list app, weather app, or simple game). Apply what you've learned so far and challenge yourself.

Day 13-14: Review and Planning Ahead

  • Review concepts covered during the two weeks.
  • Identify areas where you need further practice or understanding.
  • Reflect on your progress and Certainly!

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Arafat

Can anyone suggest me the best js revision platform?

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Dhiraj Arya

geek for geeks and w3school for quick view and deep dive go to mdn offical website

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Dhiraj Arya

geek for geeks

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Owuor Vincent

Daily.dev

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Sharmila kannan

Nice article

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77pintu

Thanks for the great post!!!!

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John Godwin

Amazing roadmap

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Arafat

Decided to review my js experience

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Ricardo Gouveia

I think a part of the article text is duplicated. Other than that amazingly detailed study plan, thanks!

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Dhiraj Arya

yaha! i check it

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Naing Aung Linn

It's a nice and almost perfect article. I want to suggest that adding each day's reference URL would be more convenient for beginners.

Thanks.

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Armstrong Omhonria

very nice and helpful.
this post really help me and my teams with students_

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Minhaz Halim (Zim)

Nice roadmap!! Thanks bro.......

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