CODING FOR LIBRARIANS PART 2: CODING 101 HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION Bohyun Kim Associate Director, Health Sciences & Human Services Library University of Maryland, Baltimore Reaching Across Illinois Library System - Webinar Tue, May 31, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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CODING FOR LIBRARIANS
PART 2: CODING 101 HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION
Bohyun Kim Associate Director, Health Sciences & Human Services Library
University of Maryland, BaltimoreReaching Across Illinois Library System - Webinar
Tue, May 31, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CODING?
• Q. What do you want to be able to do once you learn how to code?
• Q. Do you have previous experience with coding, and if so what is it?
• Q. If you tried to teach yourself how to code before, what were some of the difficulties?
WHAT IS JAVASCRIPT?• JavaScript is a cross-platform, object-oriented scripting
language. It is a small and lightweight language. Inside a host environment (for example, a web browser), JavaScript can be connected to the objects of its environment to provide programmatic control over them.
• JavaScript contains a standard library of objects, such as Array, Date, and Math, and a core set of language elements such as operators, control structures, and statements. Core JavaScript can be extended for a variety of purposes by supplementing it with additional objects;
• Don’t be discouraged or frustrated. You are teaching yourself a language.
• Be persistent and realistic.• Set small goals that solve real-life problems.• Form or join a study group & find like-minded folks!• Comment your code and document since you will forget what