Is the famous "Complete JavaScript Course 2020" still relevant in 2026? We review the projects, the teaching style, and why the Pig Game is still the best way to learn DOM manipulation.
If you are starting today, buy the course when it is on sale (which is always). Ignore the date. Write the code. Build the Pig Game. You will be a better developer than 80% of the people who jumped straight to a framework. Is the famous "Complete JavaScript Course 2020" still
Most courses give you a to-do list. This course gives you a fully fledged Mapty application (an exercise tracker using geolocation and local storage). By the end of that section, you have built an object-oriented app that looks professional and actually solves a problem. You can put that on your GitHub immediately. Ignore the date
While the recording is from 2020, Jonas is famous for updating his course materials. He added a massive Node.js/Forkify section (a recipe search app) that uses modern tooling (Webpack, NPM, API calls). Even today, that project teaches you exactly how real development teams structure their files. You will be a better developer than 80%
Title: Why ‘The Complete JavaScript Course 2020: Build Real Projects!’ is Still Worth Your Time (Even Years Later)
If you are diving into the world of web development, you have probably seen it mentioned in every Reddit thread and YouTube comment section: Jonas Schmedtmann’s The Complete JavaScript Course 2020: Build Real Projects! on Udemy.