Want to know what Dojo is and how it can help you with your javascript development? In this section we will walk through the process of putting Dojo to use with its collection of pre-packaged "Out of the Box" widgets that can get you using Dojo right away. We will focus on developing programs using existing dojo components. This section will not get into any advance features, as they are included in future chapters. If you are new to Dojo or even new to JavaScript, then this chapter is for you. If, however, you are a seasoned programmer, you can still find reading this section purposeful as it will provide a helpful overview to the Dojo toolkit.

The sample application is the familiar Hello World app however, it does introduce the main features of Dojo and will build the foundation for developing much more sophisticated web applications.

Thanks to Lance Duivenbode and Seth Fair for help in writing this chapter.