In Lesson 3, you'll be exposed to the "Hello, World" page of the Google Maps JavaScript API. Hello World programs [1] have been encountered by computer programming students learning a new language for many years. The folks who developed the GNU operating system have a funny list of Hello World programs [2] written by people of different ages and occupations. Perhaps you can find one that matches you.
To make sense of the Google Maps Hello, World page, you'll need to recall the web content authoring technologies covered in the previous lesson:
After dissecting the various parts of the Google Maps Hello, World page, you'll finish the lesson by modifying the page to include a marker that depicts the location of your hometown.
At the successful completion of this lesson, students should be able to:
If you have any questions now or at any point during this week, please feel free to post them to the Lesson 3 Discussion Forum. (That forum can be accessed at any time by clicking on the Discussions tab within Canvas.)