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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! Write JavaScript Statements

Mariam Jabbar
Mariam Jabbar
232 Points
Posted by Mariam Jabbar
Mariam Jabbar
232 Points

console.log("Begin program!");

I have included the app.js file into the html as I should but I keep getting an error message.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  </head>
  <body>

  <script src="app.js"></script>

  </body>
</html>
app.js 
console.log("Begin program!");

1 Answer

Laura Coronel
STAFF
Laura Coronel
Treehouse Teacher
Laura Coronel
Laura Coronel
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Mariam Jabbar 👋

The error message should usually give you a clue about what’s wrong in your code. In this case, I believe the challenge is expecting the exact text Begin program in the console.

Right now your code is printing Begin program! with an exclamation point, which makes it different from the expected output. Try removing the ! and see if that fixes the error.