JavaScript Syllabus | Advanced JavaScript Topics

JavaScript is a compact, object-based computer programming language for developing client and server internet applications.

We commonly use JavaScript language in web development to create interactive effects within the web browser. Brendan Eich of Netscape originally developed JavaScript language.

JavaScript is an open source, script-based programming language where the source code is processed by the client’s web browser rather than on the web server.

Here, we have designed the complete JavaScript syllabus for comprehensive study. This syllabus contains full industrial JavaScript topics to learn the JavaScript from basic to advanced level. This syllabus will cover ES6+ features, core concepts, modern syntax, and advanced topics up to ES2023 (ECMAScript 2023).

IT professionals, freshers, and engineering students from Computer science/Information Technology professional degrees can learn complete JavaScript scripting language based on industry syllabus.

Professionals from the IT industry who are currently working in other programming languages and want to switch over JavaScript can use this syllabus to enhance their knowledge of JavaScript.

Complete JavaScript Syllabus and Sub Topics


We divide the complete JavaScript syllabus into 24 chapters. The following chapter name, with a brief description, is given below:

Complete JavaScript syllabus to learn

 


1. Basic JavaScript Introduction

Chapter 1 contains the basic introduction to the JavaScript language, such as

  • What is JavaScript?
  • History and Evolution of JavaScript
  • Features of JavaScript
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of JavaScript
  • How does JavaScript works?
  • Basic JavaScript syntax
  • Structure of a JavaScript program
  • How to write and run JavaScript in Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, and Eclipse IDE?
  • How to add JavaScript in HTML?
  • How to include External JavaScript in HTML?
  • JavaScript vs Other Languages

2. JavaScript Fundamental

Chapter 2 deals with the most important and basic concepts of JavaScript. They are:

  • JavaScript Comments
  • JavaScript Keywords
  • Data Types in JavaScript
  • JavaScript Variables
  • Types of Variables in JavaScript
  • Key Difference between Var, Let, and Const

3. JavaScript Operators

Chapter 3 deals with operators in JavaScript. In this chapter, we will learn the following topics:

  • What are Operators in JavaScript?
  • Assignment Operator
  • Comparison Operators
  • Logical Operators
  • Conditional Operators
  • Bitwise Operators
  • Unary Operators
  • TypeOf Operator
  • Operator Precedence

4. JavaScript Statements

This chapter deals with the following topics that are as:

  • Conditional Statement
    • If statement
    • If else statement
    • Switch statement
  • Loop statements
    • While Loop
    • Do while Loop
    • For loop
    • Nested for loops
    • For In loop
    • For Of loop
    • Break statement
    • Continue statement

5. JavaScript Functions and Scopes

This chapter deals with the following topics that are as follows:

  • What is a function in JavaScript?
  • How to call a function in JavaScript using arguments?
  • Pass By Value in JavaScript
  • Function return (or return statement)
  • Nested functions
  • Default and Rest parameters
  • Anonymous functions
  • Recursion
  • Arrow Function
  • Closures in JavaScript
  • Callbacks and Higher-Order Functions
  • Global Scope, Function Scope, Block Scope
  • Lexical Scoping
  • IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expressions)

6. Objects in JavaScript

Chapter 6 in this JavaScript syllabus deals with the following important topics that are as:

  • Introduction to Objects
    • What is an Object?
    • Types of Objects
    • How Objects Work in JavaScript?
    • Memory Management in Objects
  • Creating and Using Objects
    • Object Literals ({})
    • Using new Object()
    • Using Constructor Functions
    • Creating objects with the class Keyword (ES6+)
    • Creating objects with Object.create()
    • Factory Functions
  • Accessing and Modifying Object Properties
    • Dot Notation (object.property)
    • Bracket Notation (object[‘property’])
    • Adding New Properties
    • Updating Property Values
    • Deleting Properties (delete object.property)
    • Checking Property Existence (hasOwnProperty(), in Operator)
    • Looping through Object Properties (for…in, Object.keys(), Object.values(), Object.entries())

7. JavaScript Built-in Objects

JavaScript provides several built-in objects, such as string, array, math, date, number, and global objects. Let’s see the important topics.

A. Array Object

  • Creating Arrays
  • Properties (length, constructor)
  • Array Methods:
    • Adding & Removing Elements (push(), pop(), shift(), unshift(), splice())
    • Iterating Over Arrays (map(), forEach(), filter(), reduce(), some(), every())
    • Searching & Finding (indexOf(), lastIndexOf(), includes(), find(), findIndex())
    • Sorting (sort(), reverse())
    • Joining & Splitting Arrays (join(), split())
    • Creating New Arrays (slice(), concat())

B. String Object

  • String Properties (length, constructor)
  • String Methods:
    • Case Conversion (toUpperCase(), toLowerCase())
    • Extracting Strings (slice(), substring(), substr())
    • Searching (indexOf(), lastIndexOf(), includes())
    • Replacing (replace(), replaceAll())
    • Trimming (trim(), trimStart(), trimEnd())
    • Splitting (split())

C. Math Object

  • Properties (Math.PI, Math.E)
  • Math Methods:
    • Rounding (Math.round(), Math.floor(), Math.ceil(), Math.trunc())
    • Generating Random Numbers (Math.random())
    • Absolute Values & Power (Math.abs(), Math.pow(), Math.sqrt())
    • Min & Max (Math.min(), Math.max())
    • Trigonometry (Math.sin(), Math.cos(), Math.tan())

D. Date Object

  • Creating Dates (new Date())
  • Date Methods:
    • Getting Date Components (getDate(), getMonth(), getFullYear(), getDay())
    • Setting Date Components (setDate(), setMonth(), setFullYear())
    • Formatting Dates (toDateString(), toLocaleDateString())
    • Comparing Dates (getTime(), Date.now())

E. Number Object

  • Properties (Number.MAX_VALUE, Number.MIN_VALUE, NaN, Infinity)
  • Methods:
    • Formatting (toFixed(), toPrecision())
    • Converting (Number(), parseInt(), parseFloat())

F. Global Object

  • Properties (Infinity, NaN, undefined)
  • Methods (parseInt(), parseFloat(), isFinite(), isNaN())

G. Object Methods

  • Adding Methods to Objects
  • Using this in Object Methods
  • Object Method Short Syntax (ES6+)
  • Chaining Object Methods

8. JavaScript Window and Frame Objects

Chapter 8 in this JavaScript syllabus, deals with the following key topics that are as:

  • Top-level Objects
  • Window Object
    • Creating a Window
    • Communicating with the user
    • Working with Timeouts
    • Some properties of Window Object
    • Some other useful methods of Window Object
  • Location Object
    • Properties of Location Object
    • Methods of Location Object
  • Document Object
    • Properties of Document Object
    • Methods of Document Object
  • Navigator Object
    • Properties of Navigator Object
    • Methods of Navigator Object
  • History Object
    • Properties of History Object
    • Methods of History Object
  • Screen Object
  • Working with Frames
    • Creating frames
    • The frame tree
    • Accessing frames
    • Nested frames
    • Frame object model
    • Frame element object

9. JavaScript Event Handling

Chapter 9 in this JavaScript syllabus, covers the following significant topics that are as:

  • Events
    • How does it work?
  • Objects and Events
    • Creating an Event handler
    • Changing Event handlers
  • Managing JavaScript Events
    • Mouse Events
    • Keyboard Events
    • The onLoad and onUnload Events
  • Event Simulation
  • The Event object
  • Event capturing
    • Turning off Event capturing
  • Event bubbling
    • Preventing Event bubbling

Advanced JavaScript Syllabus and Topics


Advanced JavaScript syllabus includes advanced topics, such as asynchronous programming, object prototypes, OOP, modules, etc. are more complex concepts that go beyond basic and intermediate levels. Let’s see advanced JavaScript topics.

10. JavaScript Asynchronous Programming

  • Callbacks
  • Promises (then, catch, finally)
  • Async/Await
  • Fetch API and AJAX
  • Handling API Errors
  • XMLHttpRequest (Legacy)

11. Object Prototypes & Inheritance

  • What is a Prototype?
  • Prototype Chain in JavaScript
  • Object.prototype
  • Adding Methods to Prototypes
  • Prototype Inheritance

12. Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in JavaScript

  • What is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?
  • Principles of OOP: Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism
  • Classes and Objects
  • Constructor Function
  • this Keyword and its behavior
  • Getters and Setters
  • Static Methods
  • Private and Public Fields

13. Iterators and Generators

  • Iterables and Iterators
  • Generator Functions and yield
  • Custom Iterators

14. JavaScript Event Loop and Concurrency

  • JavaScript Execution Context
  • Call Stack & Event Loop
  • Web APIs and Task Queue
  • Microtasks vs Macrotasks

15. JavaScript Modules and Imports

  • ES6 Modules (import and export)
  • Default and Named Exports
  • Dynamic Imports (import())
  • CommonJS vs ES6 Modules

16. JavaScript Exception Handling

The following topics come under this chapter that are as:

  • Exceptions and Errors
  • Exception mechanism
  • “try-catch-finally” constructions
  • Throwing exceptions
  • Error Object
    • Properties of Error Object
    • Methods of Error Object

17. Form

In this module, we will learn the following important topics that are as:

  • The Form Object
    • Accessing Forms within JavaScript
    • Accessing Form elements
    • About <input> element objects
    • Properties of Form Object
    • Methods of Form Object
  • Fieldset and Legend Element Objects
  • Label Element Object
  • Text Input Object
    • Properties of Text Input Object
    • Methods of Text Input Object
  • Password Input Object
  • Hidden Input Object
  • Textarea Element Object
    • Properties of Textarea Element Object
  • Button Element Object
  • Checkbox Input Object
    • Properties of Checkbox Input Object
    • Method of Checkbox Input Object
  • Radio Input Object
    • Properties of Radio Input Object
    • Methods of Radio Input Object
  • Image Input Object
    • Properties of Image Input Object
  • Select Element Object
    • Properties of Select Element Object
    • Methods of Select Element Object
  • Option Element Object
  • File Input Element Object

18. JavaScript Regular Expressions (RegEx)

  • Introduction to RegEx
  • RegEx Methods (match(), test(), replace(), etc.)
  • RegEx Flags (g, i, m)
  • Common Patterns and Examples

19. JavaScript Storage APIs

  • Local Storage (localStorage)
  • Session Storage (sessionStorage)
  • Cookies Handling in JavaScript

20. Special Object Types

A. Map and Set Objects (ES6+)

  • What is a Map?
  • Creating and Using Maps
  • Map Methods (set(), get(), delete(), clear(), size, has())
  • What is a Set?
  • Creating and Using Sets
  • Set Methods (add(), delete(), has(), clear())

B. WeakMap and WeakSet (ES6+)

  • Differences Between Map and WeakMap
  • Differences Between Set and WeakSet
  • Garbage Collection in WeakMap & WeakSet

21. Document Object Model (DOM)

Chapter 21 contains the following topics under the advanced JavaScript syllabus that are as:

  • Document Object Model (DOM) and W3C
    • DOM Levels
    • DOM and JavaScript
  • New DOM Concepts
    • Element Referencing
    • Hierarchy of nodes
    • Node properties
    • Node methods
    • Generating new node content
    • Replacing node content

22. Testing and Debugging

  • Debugging Tools
    • Browser DevTools
    • Debugging JavaScript code with console methods
    • Breakpoints and Step-through Debugging
  • Testing
    • Unit Testing with Jest
    • Writing Testable Code
    • Mocking and Spies

23. JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries

  • Introduction to JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries
  • Overview of React.js, Vue.js, Angular.js
  • Introduction to jQuery (Optional)

24. JavaScript in Backend (Node.js)

  • Introduction to Node.js
  • Node.js vs Browser JavaScript
  • Modules in Node.js
  • File System (fs) Module
  • Creating a Simple Server with http Module
  • NPM (Node Package Manager) Basics

Hope that you will have understood the full advanced JavaScript syllabus to learn the JavaScript language. In the future, we will regularly update this JavaScript syllabus if necessary. You can also learn each JavaScript topic under this syllabus. We have covered the whole topics with lots of realtime scenarios and example programs.
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