JavaScript for Kids: Code Your Own Games and Apps at Any Age
What you'll learn
- Code your own apps and games in JavaScript for Mac, Windows, or Linux, for beginners of all ages
- Create fun, playable games like a Guessing Game and a Bubble Draw app!
- Draw colorful graphics in JavaScript, including a new bonus Snake video game, great for beginners of any age
- Learn how to hack your browser and modify any web page for fun or for harmless practical jokes!
- Master variables, loops and functions to prepare for more advanced programming courses (and a brighter future)!
Requirements
- A computer (PC, Mac, or Linux - even Raspberry Pi!) and web browser are all you need to start coding!
- If you can use a text editor (Notepad, Word, etc.), you can program in JavaScript!
- No prior programming experience needed.
Description
Join over 60,000 students from 163 countries learning to code from Dr. Bryson Payne!
Brand new course for 2021! Teach yourself to code fun, colorful apps and games in JavaScript, the powerful programming language that's included in every web browser and mobile device. Learn coding step-by-step from Computer Science Professor Dr. Bryson Payne, author of the Amazon #1 New Release and Top 10 Best Seller, Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming (No Starch Press). Filmed in collaboration with Bund Media/Zhidao Education Technology, with subtitles in English and Chinese.
Update: Pre-order Dr. Payne's new book, "Go Hack Yourself" on Amazon now!
Gives Children a Huge Advantage in a High-Tech World
Quickly master new problem-solving skills in JavaScript with colorful, fun examples
Program apps using HTML5 Canvas graphics, web-based forms, even animated video games
Build your own playable games and create beautiful graphics right in your browser using a simple text editor
Learn the basics of coding, from variables to loops, functions, and classes with interactive, engaging apps
Great for college and scholarship application portfolios
This is the kind of course you can enjoy at any age!
Packed with fun examples, colorful graphics, and easy-to-follow plain English instruction, JavaScript for All is the course parents and teachers can enjoy, as they build one of the top job skills of the 21st century! JavaScript is a great first language for beginners, but it's powerful enough to be used in companies from Apple to Amazon and Google to IBM.
I designed this programming course to be easily understood by absolute beginners, with example code I used with my own students all the way through the apps I teach to college freshmen.
Quick, hands-on lessons will get you coding your own web apps and games from scratch in minutes. Over 40 video lectures and six hours of content in short, 2-to-8-minute videos will give you the practice you need to master the powerful new skill of coding.
Everything you need to get started right away
Complete with working code downloads and high-definition videos, you'll be able to work alongside a professor with 22 years' teaching experience and over 30 years of programming knowledge. You'll also receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the course.
No Risk: Preview videos from Sections 1, 2, and 4 now for FREE, and enjoy a 30-day money-back guarantee when you enroll - zero risk, unlimited payoff! And, we've made this course easy to afford so parents and students can get started now!
Enroll in JavaScript for All and get started coding today!
* Two bonus sections added with advanced video game apps you can customize and share with your friends! *
Praise for Dr. Payne's books and online courses:
"Inspired" - This is an inspiring course taught by an inspired teacher. The examples are well-chosen -- demonstrating principles through engaging, colorful projects... — Kent Osband, Udemy student
"Excellent path into coding" Not just for kids...use this course as the perfect primer. Clear examples, that build quickly into programs, leading to learning challenges. Bryson's delivery is well paced and good fun. — Sean Jon Darcy, Udemy student
"Dr. Bryson Payne is a computer scientist and professor of the highest caliber, and he brings the power of computers within easy reach for learners young and old."—Dr. Antonio Sanz Montemayor, Informatics Professor, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
“Dr. Payne set us on the path that led us to our dream jobs! ...He's providing parents and teachers everywhere the chance to do the same for the next generation of creative problem-solvers."—Shah Rahman, Blizzard Games and Susan Rahman, Facebook
Who this course is for:
- For students, teachers, parents, or any beginning JavaScript programmer who wants to have fun while they learn.
- Perfect for homeschooling parents or K-12 parents and teachers who want to give their students a HUGE advantage by learning to read and write code.
- Apps and games suitable for independent students to college students and lifelong learners
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 14,635 Reviews
- 78,752 Students
- 5 Courses
Dr. Bryson Payne is an award-winning cyber coach, author, TEDx speaker, college professor, and the founding Director of the Institute for Cyber Operations at the University of North Georgia. He is a tenured professor of computer science at UNG, where he has taught aspiring coders and cyber professionals since 1998, including coaching UNG’s #1-in-the-nation 2019 & 2020 NSA Codebreaker Challenge cyber operations teams.
Dr. Payne is also an award-winning online instructor with 77,000 students in his Udemy courses, from more than 180 countries. Dr. Payne has multiple best-selling courses on Udemy beginning with Teach Your Kids to Code (Python), and both Real-World Ethical Hacking and Learn Java the Easy Way have been rated in the top 10% of all Udemy courses!
Dr. Payne was recognized by the UNG Alumni Association as the 2021 Distinguished Professor, and by the cybersecurity industry association, EC-Council, as the 2021 Academic Instructor of the Year. He has been awarded the Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Public Service medal from U.S. Army Cadet Command, the University System of Georgia Chancellor’s Service Excellence Leader of the Year Award, and the Order of Thor medal from the Military Cyber Professionals Association. He is a member of the coaching staff for the first-ever US Cyber Team for 2021-2022, competing in the world ICSC competition in Athens, Greece.
Dr. Payne is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified EC-Council Instructor (CEI), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and he holds the elite SANS|GIAC GPEN, GRID, and GREM cybersecurity certifications. He has written over $51.2 Million in successful grants for workforce development, technology education, and cybersecurity, and he has trained over 77,000 students through his online courses on coding and ethical hacking. He was also the first Department Head of Computer Science at UNG and enjoys working with K-12 schools worldwide to promote computer science and cybersecurity education.
Dr. Payne holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia State University. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Campus Technology, and CIO magazine, Dr. Payne is the author of Amazon #1 New Release Teach Your Kids to Code: A Parent-Friendly Guide to Python Programming (2015), as well as Learn Java the Easy Way (2017), Go Hack Yourself (2022), and Hacking for Kids (2022), all published by No Starch Press.
Dr. Payne has been coding, hacking, and reverse-engineering for over 37 years; he sold his first paid program to RUN Magazine (Commodore 64) for their “Magic" column in 1985, for $10. In addition to his love for technology, Dr. Payne speaks Spanish, French, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese.