QlikView Extensions

[sunny_talwar]

Hi Guys -

I was wondering if there are paid/unpaid training or resources to learn QlikView Extensions. I don't have any jscript knowledge, but wouldn't mind learning it to expand my knowledge for creating QlikView Extensions. I found this website -> http://q-on.bi/courses/qlikview-extensions/ but there last training happened in June 2015 and next one is not scheduled yet.

Any guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Best,

Sunny

[Peter_Cammaert]

Not really, you should have basic knowledge of JavaScript and programming concepts in general (see Ralf's comment earlier in this thread). Some notions of browser & web server technologies like HTML and CSS are welcome as well.

You make a mistake that is very common JavaScript has nothing to do with Java. JavaScript is easier and more accessible. It won't take you long to get a basic understanding.

[sunny_talwar]

JavaScript has nothing to do with Java. JavaScript is easier and more accessible.

Relieved to know this

[IAMDV]

Sunny - I know this is couple of months old thread. But here are my thoughts - I'd would go with pcammaert's suggestions. Peter is spot on with his suggestions. What HIC is for QV, Douglas Crockford is for JS. My suggestion is that you should start with basics of HTML, CSS and DOM. These are fundementals you need to know before you jump on advanced JS. There are loads of books and resources to learn JS. Be prepared to be patient as it would take time. JS is beautiful and most used language and the only language which browsers love! Syntax is a bit overwhelming if you don't have formal programming background. Also, it's about functions and you will get hang of it as you spend time.

Some myths:

JavaScript is Java (They are completely different)

JavaScript is JQuery (JQuery is just a library built using JS)

JavaScript is only used for frontend development (Check NodeJS and other libraries)

JavaScript is buggy and inconsistent language (It is beautiful language, you will love it as you learn)

JavaScript doesn't support OOPs (It supports OOPs and it's complete language)

Hope this helps!

Cheers,

DV

[sunny_talwar]

Thanks for your valuable comments Deepak.

[IAMDV]

You're welcome Sunny!

In my humble opinion:

Don't forget learning something new is a process. You should figure out the process first before starting the actual learning process. Reading blogs here and there or W3Schools will not touch the surface. If you really wanted to learn thoroughly, my suggestion is - start with the basics, foundatin is very important,  even though they are boring seems a bit silly! Then build a webpage on your own as a personal project. Then start looking at the Extensions or Mashups. At the end of the day, you wanted to write Extensions on your own instead of tweaking someone's work.

All the best!

Cheers,

DV

[#7]

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