The JavaScript Way - Starter code

This repository contains the initial code structure for The JavaScript Way book.

Using a containerized environment

If you use Visual Studio Code, you can obtain a ready-to-use work environment by following these steps:

1. Install Docker Desktop on your local machine. Depending on your operating system, a few post-install configuration steps may be necessary. Once it's done, start Docker Desktop.

2. To use this repository in a container, you can either clone it in an isolated Docker volume:

   • Open the Command Palette in the View menu of Visual Studio Code, then select the Dev Containers: Clone Repository in Container Volume... command.
   • Enter https://github.com/thejsway/thejsway-starter-code as the repository URL and wait for the container to be set up.

   Or open a locally cloned copy of the repo:

   • Clone this repository to your local filesystem.
   • In the Visual Studio Code Command Palette, select the Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container... command.
   • Select the cloned copy of this folder and wait for the container to be set up.

For chapters using the browser to execute JavaScript code: in the Ports tab of Visual Studio Code, click on the Local Address link to open a browser tab. Then, navigate to the desired chapter and open any HTML file to execute the corresponding JS code.

For chapters using Node.js to execute JavaScript code: use the Visual Studio Code terminal.

Feeling curious? Here is more info about containerized environments, their creation and their usage in VS Code.