JavaScript isn’t going anywhere and it’s changing now more than ever. If you are a Drupal developer that learned JavaScript while learning JQuery and are feeling a bit lost with all these new JavaScript changes, this is the session for you.
In this session, we dive into a lot of the changes that are happening in JavaScript through the lens of a Drupal developer. We will discuss why keeping up with the changing JavaScript language is important for your career as a developer and even get hands-on with some JavaScript code. This session also covers how you might start using some of this newer JavaScript code as a Drupal developer.
Learning Objectives- Write JavaScript code using new features that were added to the JavaScript language in the last 5 years
- Integrate new JavaScript features into your new Drupal projects
- Use and understand JavaScript transpilers to ensure backward compatibility and browser support
Drupal developers and site builders that know jQuery and want to learn modern JavaScript. Developers interested in eventually writing code in JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as React, VueJS, and GatsbyJS.
PrerequisitesjQuery and basic JavaScript programming will be helpful if you want to be able to follow along with the examples.
