Program Structure

Please read the following chapter from;

• Haverbeke, Marijn. Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming. 3rd Edition. N.p., 2018. Web.
  • Chapter 2; Program Structure
• JavaScript Guide. MDN web docs. 2018. Web.
  • Control flow and error handling
  • Loops and Iteration_

Goals

At the end of the chapter you should have an understanding for;

• Expression and Statement in JavaScript
• Bindings
  • Be capable of declaring, assigning, and using bindings through;
    • let
    • var
    • const
      • Recognize that the latter of these is unchangeable

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• Have a basic grasp of what a Function is
  • especially;
    • console.log()
    • prompt()

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• Recognize that the functions can produce Return Values
• Control Flow
  • As well as using conditional execution with control flow
  • Understand how to use;
    • if(){}
    • if(){} / else{}
    • if(){} / else if(){} / else{}
    • while(){}
    • do{}while()
    • break
    • switch

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• Basic coding standards and conventions
  • Use proper “naming conventions” when creating bindings
    • Including what characters can and cannot be used
    • Utilize a single approach to capitalization
  • Indent Code Properly
  • Understand how to include comments
• assignment operators
  • +=
  • -=
  • *=
  • /=
  • ++
  • --

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