The End
Finally! The end is nigh. You have no idea how long I have waited to tell that. I completed the Basic JavaScript Tutorial in January 2005. I thought that I would finish the Advanced JavaScript Tutorial by February - it got extended. The next deadline was at April - again no luck. As Douglas Adams once said...
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.
But finally in August I managed it - I have completed the tutorial.
Sorry about the rant - had to get it out of my system. About the tutorial - one final thing before leaving you. The term 'Advanced' as in 'Advanced JavaScript Tutorial' is relative. Some people may find this advanced - some will find it very basic. I find this tutorial a bit of both. But there is much more to learn in JavaScript.
- The XMLHTTPRequest method - AJAX framework
- getElementsByTagName() Method
- Changing Stylesheets dynamically.
- XML Parsing in JavaScript
- Associative Arrays
- Writing and implementing Browser Specific Code
- And More...
Some day I may be able to write a tutorial for these stuff - but I don't think it will be anytime soon. I will not suggest that you wait for me. I think it is better for you to search and study about them by yourself. There is a lot more tutorials out there. Find them and learn from them.
Now you have finished this tutorial. Now you have enough knowledge about JavaScript to be dangerous. Put your newfound knowledge to good use. Create stuff with it. Make a Calculator. Make a game. Make Max Payne III. Just do something. Don't waste your knowledge - put it to some good use. Look at the codes of others. Learn from them. Steal from them. As I like to say, creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster. Use the knowledge you found thus and make your programs better. Remember 'View Source' is your friend.
Join some mailing lists. Join a good JavaScript Forum. I would recommend comp.lang.javascript. Ask questions - involve yourself. Never stop learning. JavaScript is becoming more popular than it was before - especially with the AJAX framework. Whatever investment you put into learning JavaScript is an investment well spent. Buy Books. Read them. And above all - program. That is the only way one will learn programming.
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