JavaScript for Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals of JavaScript | Thinkful

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What is JavaScript:

JavaScript (JS) is one of the most common programming languages. It’s used to build website features such as live updates, interactive elements, animations, and more. It can be used in combination with other languages to build a website from scratch.
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Why You Should Know JavaScript:

JavaScript is incredibly common, and essential for any web developer to know. Any modern website is going to require at least some amount of JavaScript in order for it to include dynamic features. Anyone fluent in JavaScript will be able to create custom web page features, make site updates, and build a website from the ground up.
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What You’ll Learn In This Video:

This video serves as a first intro to JavaScript. You’ll learn the basic syntax, as well as how to write simple lines of code in this widely-used programming language.

We’ll cover:
* Introduction to Thinkful
* Introduction to JavaScript
* JavaScript for Beginners: client side vs. server side
* Description of the Client Side of JavaScript
* Description of the Server Side of JavaScript
* JavaScript Best Practices: How to Define a Variable
* Examples of Variables
* Introduction to Functions
* How to Set Up Parameters in Functions
* If/Else Statements
* Challenges to Test Your Knowledge
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Video Chapters:

2:57 - Client Vs. Server
6:32 - Defining a Variable
8:38 - Variable Examples
23:18 - Functions
35:41 - If/Else Statements
56:27 - Parameters in Functions
57:44 - Challenge Questions
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33:50 <-- To call that arrow function an anonymous function is misleading. It's a function expression that uses arrow syntax . Your logger will call it anonymous even if it is function expression without the arrow. In short, the arrow syntax does not make it "anonymous".