In week one we will discuss the following topics:
• Intro JavaScript (What is it, where can you use it for)
• Variables [var, let, const]
• Basic Data types [Strings, Numbers, Arrays, Booleans]
• Operators
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Watch these videos that give you an introduction to Javascript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJ7NMtamP6kX2XIXvAp-1sGdjEBNfyDK/view?usp=sharing (186MB download, do not view on Mobile Data!)
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Read this ~ http://speakingjs.com/es5/ch01.html read up to and including the Strings chapter (it’s okay if you don’t understand all of it yet, we will cover these concepts in class as well. Do make sure to write or document the questions you have so we can discuss them in class)
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Read the entire JavaScript Introduction at MDN~ https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Introduction
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Helpful resource: http://jsbooks.revolunet.com/ (here you can find tons of free JavaScript books online)
⭐ You can also already go through the review of the upcoming lecture.
Please go through the material and come to class prepared!