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JavaScript 5 lessons

Featured

Beginner JavaScript

JavaScript and the DOM: Making Pages Actually Do Something

The gap between knowing JavaScript syntax and building things is the DOM. Learn to find elements, ch...

5 lessons 127 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Featured

Intermediate JavaScript

React: Components, State and Thinking in UI

The mental shift from editing the DOM to describing it. JSX, props, useState, lists and keys, and us...

5 lessons 91 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

Data Structures and Big-O Without the Maths Degree

Why some code is fast and some code dies at scale. Big-O in plain language, arrays versus maps and s...

5 lessons 135 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

Arrays and Objects: Shaping Data Like a Professional

map, filter, reduce and find, the four methods that replace almost every for loop you will ever writ...

5 lessons 135 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

Fetch and APIs: Getting Real Data Into Your Page

Every real app talks to a server. Learn fetch, JSON, async/await and (the part tutorials skip) what ...

5 lessons 51 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

npm and the JavaScript Toolchain

What actually happens when you run npm install. package.json, semver ranges, lockfiles, scripts, aud...

5 lessons 25 students

JavaScript 5 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

TypeScript: Catching Bugs Before They Run

JavaScript with types, explained without the jargon. Annotations, interfaces, unions, optional value...

5 lessons 79 students

JavaScript 8 lessons

Intermediate JavaScript

Node.js & Express Basics

Backend JavaScript. Build REST APIs, handle routes, connect to databases, deploy to the web....

8 lessons 94 students

JavaScript 10 lessons

Beginner JavaScript

JavaScript for Beginners

Make your websites interactive. Learn variables, functions, events and DOM manipulation....

10 lessons 93 students

Why Merik Academy

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Every lesson has a live code playground, read, code, see results instantly. No switching tabs, no setup.

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No monthly subscriptions. Pay once via Paystack, M-Pesa or Crypto. Yours forever.

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Complete a course and get a verifiable PDF certificate with a unique code anyone can check online.

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Yes! Git & GitHub and Build a Portfolio Website are 100% free. Every paid course also has free preview lessons so you can try before buying.

Paystack (cards, mobile money, bank transfer, NGN, GHS, KES, ZAR, USD and more), M-Pesa for Kenya, and cryptocurrency via NOWPayments (BTC, ETH, USDT and 60+ coins). All prices auto-convert to your local currency.

Every lesson has an embedded live code editor with HTML, CSS, and JS tabs. Write code on one side, see the result instantly on the other. No setup, no installation, just open the lesson and start coding.

Yes! Complete all lessons in a course and a unique verifiable certificate is auto-generated. It has a code anyone can verify at merikagency.com/verify_certificate. Print or share it on LinkedIn.

Absolutely. Lessons have a 5-tab mobile layout, Theory, HTML, CSS, JS, and Preview. The full experience works on any smartphone, no app needed.

Every lesson has a hint button. You can also post in the Community feed where other learners and the Merik team can help. Pro members get priority support.

Early adopters lock in today's price. As more lessons and features are added, prices may rise, especially the Lifetime plan.

Not currently, lessons require an internet connection for the live playground and progress tracking.

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