This week's exercise on Javascript refreshed my memory on function calling, and writing functions. I took a Javascript last semester, and I have already forgotten some of it. Programming has never been my strong suit, I am really not a big fan of it, but it helps to know the basics when you work on a site as a designer.Without Javascript sites would be completely static. Things such as image swapping, menus, cookies, and form validation, to name a few, would not be possible without the use of Javascript. I recommend everyone who is into Web design to take a class in Javascript. I would say it is almost mandatory to know a little bit of Javascript if you plan to become a web designer. You need to know where the code is inserted on a page and how to make small changes to it without interfering with the logic of the program.
Online charts and graphs used to be created in Flash. Nowadays, most online charts are created using Javascript. The hicharts website provides users with a great way to create and make changes to an online chart on the fly. It then allows you to copy the Javascript code and paste it into your page. You can manually change the online code, and preview the changes you made to the chart.
The other advantage of Javascript over other dynamic technologies is that it is really light, and it does not require any plugins. Flash, for example, is a dying technology and it will soon no longer be offered by Adobe. There are several issues with Flash. For one, Flash does not play on some smart phones, such as the iPhone, and then you have the issue of plugins. We have pretty much the same issues with Silverlight from Microsoft. Javascript, on the other hand, does not pose any of these problems.
As usual, the quality of your post is comparable to that of the lecture!
ReplyDeleteThough a quick recital of Javascript’s key features reminded me how much I dislike programming, my bad memories were offset by the capabilities of hicharts. I never knew there was such a thing, thanks for pointing it out!
Sure thing, Seymur! Thanks for your kind words!
DeleteI just want to say that I always check out what you've done before I try to attempt these assignments. You've been very helpful and I appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Mike! Glad to help!
DeleteI like your how you compare the dynamics of JavaScript to the non-changing static sites. The biggest thing to come from JavaScript is indeed its versatility and its adaptation to change from second to second. Without JavaScript it would be very boring searching the web as sites would be the same for the most part and not being updated as frequently. The only thing is Flash was once considered superior just as the way JavaScript is being sold in your article, just like everything JavaScript will fade away in time.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Rich. Technology is always evolving, it is just a matter of time before some other language overtakes Javascript.
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