Syntax coloring helps ensure that students can identify, and therefore learn, the difference between comments, keywords, and string constants compared to the rest of the code.

Syntax boxes highlight and summarize each new syntactic form as its introduced in the text.

Key terms are clearly identified on first use and immediately defined.

Chapter openers begin each chapter with a short biography of a computer science pioneer, helping to humanize and contextualize computing.

Pedagogical features that enhance student learning

Motivate students to apply conceptual understanding of programming using a real language with nothing but a web browser, skipping separate development environments for a more open, fluid, and engaging learning experience.

Adopt the well-structured programming principles defined by preeminent JavaScript authority Douglas Crockford and present topics in an order that defers the most challenging topics until students have the necessary background.

Introduce the concepts of programming using a JavaScript version of Karel the Robot, which helps students pick up coding fundamentals and important concepts without getting bogged down in syntax.

Understanding Programming through JavaScript relies on three proven strategies to maximize students’ understanding.

Introduction to JavaScript Programming The 'Nothing but a Browser' Approach.

Web Programming and Design: Numerous Mark-up / Scripting Language >.

Career Readiness & Employability Skills.

Pearson author roundtable on digital learning.

MyLab IT: preparing students for certification.

Engaging students with interactive figures.

Co-requisite/Accelerated Learning Model.

Choosing the Right Solutions for Your Redesign.

Teacher Education & Helping Professions.

Engineering, Computer Science & Programming.

Using a Team-Based Approach to Learning.

Downloading and using instructor resources.

Engineering Technology & Industrial Management.

Construction Management & Civil Technology.

Educational Administration & Leadership.

Culinary, Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.

Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services.

Mass Communication / Public Relations / Film.

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