Inline JavaScript

Playing with inline JavaScript

For something a bit lighter, today I decided I want to add some inline JavaScript to today's blog entry. In case you don't know, JavaScript is a core programming language of the internet, and is widely used to make websites interactive. There are lots of good tutorials available to learn how to program with JavaScript. Two that I use are W3Schools and Mozilla's JavaScript tutorials. While JavaScript is usually added in a separate file, it can also be added directly to the HTML file in <script> tags.

The most straightforward way to add JavaScipt is with a button. In this case, the JavaScript can go right in the <button> tag. For example:

However, I've heard that this is considered somewhat sloppy. More often, the button will just call a function defined in <script> tags in the HTML head or body (in this case using the head). For a personalized greeting enter your name in the box, and click the "Greet" button below.

Eventually, I would like to add more intractivity to my website. Some ideas that I have planned:

• Modern navigation with collapsible menu
• JavaScipt games
• D&D tools, perhaps a random encounter generator
• JavaScipt port of my little Word-Finder python script that can solve the NYT Spelling Bee game
• Maybe a simple unit-conversion utility

But it's getting late tonight, so I will add those features to my site later. If you have any ideas about some cool or useful JavaScipt feature for me to add, let me know!