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Why JavaScript?

1:17 with Guil Hernandez

JavaScript is the most popular and versatile programming language in the world. If you're coming to JavaScript from another language, you'll find that JavaScript shares many of the core concepts and capabilities of other programming languages.

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    Hi I'm Guil, a developer and JavaScript teacher. 0:09
    So you're here because you wanna get started learning JavaScript, great choice. 0:12
    JavaScript is the most popular and 0:15
    versatile programming language in the world. 0:17
    It's quick and easy to get started because it's built right into the browser. 0:19
    It has a simple straight forward syntax. 0:23
    JavaScript also have a growing vibrant support community, and 0:26
    the community has built lots of tools to help make your job easier. 0:29
    Also if you're coming to JavaScript from another language, JavaScript shares many 0:33
    of the core concepts and capabilities of other programming languages. 0:37
    And learning JavaScript can be springboard into learning other programming languages. 0:40
    You can apply the concepts you learn to just about any other language. 0:44
    What's most exciting is that knowing JavaScript opens a whole 0:48
    lot of job opportunities and growth, with potentially high pay. 0:51
    For instance, the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that developer jobs 0:54
    will grow 17% between 2014 and 2024. 0:59
    Much faster than the average rate of other professions, and the demand for 1:03
    JavaScript developers is at an all time high. 1:07
    It's projected to be the most in demand programming language of 2018 and beyond. 1:09
    So it's a great time to be learning JavaScript, you should be excited. 1:14

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