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Microsoft JavaScript Starter Kit Professional Certificate
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Microsoft JavaScript Starter Kit Professional Certificate

Master JavaScript Fundamentals. Master front-end development fundamentals by building web applications for your portfolio.

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Beginner level

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3 months at 10 hours a week
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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
3 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Write syntactically correct JavaScript code using variables, data types, control structures, and functions to create interactive web applications.

  • Manipulate web page content by accessing and modifying HTML elements through the Document Object Model (DOM) and handling user events.

  • Apply professional development practices including debugging, testing, and code optimization to create maintainable JavaScript applications.

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Taught in English
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June 2025

59 practice exercises

Advance your career with in-demand skills

  • Receive professional-level training from Microsoft
  • Demonstrate your technical proficiency
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Microsoft

Professional Certificate - 5 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Javascript
Category: Data Structures
Category: Development Environment
Category: Scripting
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Program Development
Category: Web Development
Category: Debugging
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Validation
Category: Javascript
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Data Management
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Responsive Web Design
Category: Application Security
Category: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Category: Event-Driven Programming
Category: Semantic Web
Category: Data Storage Technologies

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Javascript
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Maintainability
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Software Testing
Category: Software Design
Category: Debugging
Category: Unit Testing
Category: TypeScript
Category: Restful API
Category: Application Performance Management
Category: Development Testing
Category: JSON
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Programming Principles
Category: Web Development Tools

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Continuous Integration
Category: React.js
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: GitHub
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Node.JS
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Development Environment
Category: Debugging
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Server Side
Category: Javascript
Category: Software Testing
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Version Control
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: UI Components
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Code Review

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: UI Components
Category: Development Environment
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Version Control
Category: Javascript
Category: Web Applications
Category: Software Design
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: React.js
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: JavaScript Frameworks

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