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Codecademy – a fun, interactive crash course to programming JavaScript

If you’re interested in getting into programming but want an easy way you can dip your toes in the water first, you might like to check out Codecademy. Through simple, guided steps the website can teach you all sorts of topics related to programming with Javascript. It will teach you about variables, numbers and strings, comments, arrays, conditionals, incrementing, and more.

It all happens just by following the instructions presented to you and replying as you naturally would. To reinforce the teaching, it uses achievements and hints while building on previous knowledge.

The first course has 8 lessons covering “Getting Started with Programming.” There are currently two other lessons available focused on functions in Javascript and adapting from other languages to Javascript.

The course was fun, free, and educational. Check it out if it strikes your fancy at www.codecademy.com.