Unfortunately, yes it is; Most of the front end developers I've worked with never seem to bother actually learning the language they write in, they just copy and paste their way to victory.

Realistically speaking, you'll want to invest more than a week of your time to get a job. While you could learn some syntax, you'll probably be of little help to a team with just that. You'll need to be able to understand, not just regurtiate information. I'd recommend at least building a couple of things on your own and evaluating them first, so you have an opportunity to gain some more understanding.

I think the hardest part of JavaScript or any language for that matter is learning what is possible. For just the absolute basics, if you're already familiar with programming in general, 7 days seems possible. If you are unfamiliar with programming concepts in general like loops and events and variables then learning JS in 7 days seems unlikely.

For a JS frontend, if you are unfamiliar with the HTML DOM and unfamiliar with CSS then no, 7 days isn't nearly enough for even the basics. If you are already familiar with HTML & CSS then I would say 7 days is possible for a very basic understanding of JS.

For a JS backend, if you are unfamiliar with programming concepts or databases, then 7 days is also unlikely to be enough.

Short Answer from someone who has been hiring front-end devs recently, no. I've interviewed people from 6-12 week bootcamps who don't know enough to build even the most basic of features. My feelings on the ROI of most bootcamps is another discussion topic entirely. @tomhodgins said it best. I think that even the smartest, fastest learning, hardest working individuals would still take around 6 months of daily learning and practice to be proficient enough to work full-time doing JavaScript.

Anything's possible, but I don't think it would actually be a good idea for either side. We do hire juniors out of a twelve-week intensive web dev course though. That's still pretty short; it's enough to get solid foundations but they still need a lot of mentoring.

Yes sure, why not but you have to give your 100% in those 7days.... Give your best shoot in 7 days watch video's @ YouTube, Take some online trainings course, practice code everyday. End of day... Watch few query videos... Thousand of video available @ YouTube Follow all JavaScript developers @ Twitter.. Join community read developers blogs...

For ref :- 1) check webtunings channnel @ YouTube... If you watch all JS video @ this channel then no one can stop to be a JavaScript programmer.... 2) youdontknowjs - kayle simpson @ github

I have learn lots of things from both of source..

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awesome answer @tomhodgins. I would add that the fast pace in which front end technologies change, at the end of a week of intensive/immersive learning you could realize that some concept you focused on had changed. Just when you thought you had enough under your belt to start programming you might realize you need a few more days! That's why bootcamps are effective for people without a programming background - they can give you a curriculum that you probably couldn't conceive of on your own. Good luck!

If you have a background in programming and computer science, are proficient in a similar language, are very good at self-teaching, are already familiar with the web as a platform (how HTML, CSS, JavaScript, browsers, servers, AJAX, and the Document Object Model/DOM work, and work together) then it might be possible to learn JavaScript's syntax, commands, and patterns enough to make something in a week, but I think it would take months of learning at a minimum before somebody would be at a competitive enough level to get hired as a JS programmer. But please feel free to prove me wrong though 😄