You can pick up the basics of JavaScript in as little as 4 hours

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ShutterstockWe already know what a useful skill coding is. It can make you a more valuable employee and raise your worth on the market — by some measures, having a coding language listed on your resume can mean over $80,000 of potential salary value. It can even offer you opportunities to take your career in a completely new direction. 

But the barrier of entry for the world of endless lines of code can seem daunting. If you haven't gotten your feet wet, it’s difficult to even know where to begin. For those that have been waiting to make the jump to JavaScript, Udemy is offering a course designed specifically for newcomers to that programming language. If you have a basic knowledge of HTML but little coding know-how beyond that, it's meant to guide you through one of the most ubiquitous programming languages in the world.  

JavaScript for Beginners: Learn by Doing Practical Exercises normally runs for $99, but today you can pick it up for just $19 and begin your adventure in creating through code. Its 30+ lectures and 3.5 hours of content will teach you how to write functions, arrays, loops, variables, math operations, and more. This could be your chance to learn a valuable skill, and with it, a new way of thinking.

JavaScript for Beginners: Learn by Doing Practical Exercises, $19 (originally $99), available at Udemy. [Use promo code LEARNFOR15.]