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<h1 style="text-align: center;">before we begin</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li><strong>] before we begin </strong></li>
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<li>] in order to benefit from&nbsp;most of this material&nbsp;in 'learning javascript'&nbsp;there are some of the things that <strong>you need to know</strong></li>
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<li><strong>] if you are just starting out with learning javascript,&nbsp;don't be discouraged by the long list,</strong></li>
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<li>] you can get results almost immediately with a little bit of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">knowledge</span> and a little bit of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">direction.</span></li>
<li>] depending on how far you want to go with your js coding, there is a lot to learn and understand but (see above line) and remember that you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">dont</span> need to know everything before you start</li>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;"><strong>] You do not need to be an expert on these concepts</strong>,</span></li>
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<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">] but by starting with a solid foundation, it&nbsp;makes building anything easier</span></li>
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<li><strong>] you will <span style="text-decoration: underline;">need to&nbsp;know</span> the basics of programming.</strong></li>
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<li>] programming fundamentals - if you dont know the fundaments, jumping into more advanced concepts, language or programming paradigm specific concepts</li>
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<li><strong>] you&nbsp;will <span style="text-decoration: underline;">need&nbsp;to&nbsp;know</span> a basic&nbsp;understanding of&nbsp;EITHER OOP OR FP paradigms</strong></li>
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<li>] obviously there are types of programs where 1 programming methodology is a better choice than the other</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li><strong>] obviously depending on 'your javascript'&nbsp;goals</strong><ol>
<li>] start with - add some simple behaviours/functionalities to your&nbsp;website</li>
<li>] advance to - developing full blown web applications&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=305" target="_blank">programming language fundamentals</a> </strong></li>
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<li>] variables &nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] data types -&nbsp;</li>
<li>] syntax -&nbsp;</li>
<li>] statements -</li>
<li>] operators &nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
<li>] functions</li>
<li>] arguements -&nbsp;</li>
<li>] return value -</li>
<li>] scope -</li>
<li>] flow control -</li>
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<li><strong>] <a href="/view/chapters?id=184" target="_blank">OOP</a></strong></li>
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<li>] what is OOP?</li>
<li>] what is an OOP programming language?</li>
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<li><strong>OR ] FP*</strong><ol>
<li>] what is functional programming?</li>
<li>] what is a functional programming language?</li>
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<li><strong>] OOP in js</strong></li>
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<li>] overview - OOP in java and OOP in javascript are 2 slightly different constructs. Bypass your traditional OO mindset and practices&nbsp;and proceed directly to using the new methodologies that maximize the features of the javascript language(like <span style="text-decoration: underline;">prototypal inheritance VS classical inheritance</span>)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>OR ] FP in js*</strong></li>
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<li>] overview -</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] fundamentals</strong></li>
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<li>] var x = "name"; a variable is a name for a ___&nbsp;, in the preceeding statement x is the variable, name is the value that has been assigned to the variable "x"</li>
<li>] what type of data is the variable x? //x is a string</li>
<li>] ; is part of the syntax that makes up javascript, it ends every statement, var x = "name"; is a statement, // is another syntax symbol that denotes 'comments' in the code</li>
<li>] a program is made up of many statements, var x = firstName, var y=lastName, var fullName = x + y; are all statements</li>
<li>] operators</li>
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<li><strong>] OOP</strong></li>
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<li>] var p = new Person();</li>
<li>] p.firstName = x;</li>
<li>] p.lastName = y;</li>
<li>] p.call() // method to phone/call the current person</li>
<li>] p.print() // method to print out the details of the current person&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li>] start by learning programming fundamentals</li>
<li>] get an understanding of either OOP or FP</li>
<li>] get started with javascript 101</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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