Lesson 1
The Document Object Model
The Document Object Model (DOM) allows developers to interact with and control the rendered page. You'll learn how the DOM is formed, what Nodes and Elements are, and how to select items from the DOM.
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JavaScript and the DOM
Course
Last Updated March 7, 2022
No experience required
Course Lessons
Lesson 2
Creating Content with JavaScript
Static is boring, so we'll use JavaScript and DOM methods to create new page content, update existing content, and delete content. You'll also learn how to check and set the styling of page elements.
Lesson 3
Working with Browser Events
Hundreds of events fire every time you interact with a page. Learn what an event is, how to listen for an event and respond to it, what data is included with an event, and the phases of an event.
Lesson 4
Performance
Learn how to measure the code you write to make sure it's performing efficiently and how reflow and repaint affect performance. Learn how to harness the JavaScript Event loop for performance gains.
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Richard Kalehoff
Instructor
Richard is a Course Developer with a passion for teaching. He has a degree in computer science, and first worked for a nonprofit doing everything from front end web development, to backend programming, to database and server management.
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