https://github.com/stml/welcomejs

A friendly script.
https://github.com/stml/welcomejs

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A friendly script.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stml/welcomejs
• Owner: stml
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-10-25T11:21:21.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-07-29T01:15:54.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-18T16:35:45.968Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.48 MB
• Stars: 249
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# welcome.js

**welcome.js** is a tiny JavaScript file you can add to any web page to help novice users get the most out of the web.

## Being Welcoming

The web is an amazing technology, and people can get even more out if it by understanding how to use it better, how it's built, and even how to build it themselves.

This takes specialised knowledge, and the discovery of the developer console is the way many people first start learning about the web.

**welcome.js** adds a friendly message to the console when it's first opened, as well as links for [users](http://contemporary-home-computing.org/turing-complete-user/) to find out more about the console, and programming in general.

![welcome.js screenshot](screenshot.png)

## Demo

You can see the script in action on [this demo page](https://stml.github.io/welcomejs/).

## Installing

Place the `welcome.js` file on your server, and add the following line (with the correct path) anywhere on your page, preferably at the end just before `