Up and Going

Question 1

Javascript is to Java as

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Carnival is to Car

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Javascript gets its procedural roots from

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C and a little Scheme/Lisp style functional roots

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Definition of computer language

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Rules for valid format and combinations of instructions ( aka syntax)

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Code def

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Set of special instructions to tell code what to do

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Statement def

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Group of words, numbers and operators to perform a specific task

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Expression def

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any reference to a variable or value

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Call expression

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A function

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Interpreter or compiler def

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A special utility on a computer that translates codes into commands

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Interpretted vs compiled

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Interpreted runs line by line. Compiled translates ahead of time and runs later

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How does Javascript interpret/compile?

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Compiles on the fly and runs the compiled code

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+= -= are known as

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Compound assignment. Combines a math operation with an assignment

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== is called

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loose equals

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=== is called

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strict equals

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Basic types like boolean and string are refered to as

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Primitive types

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Conversion between value types is called

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Coercion

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To convert “42” to 42

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Number(“42”)

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Comments should explain

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Why not what

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Static typing is AKA

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type enforcement

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Strong typing

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Variable type cannot change (like string to integer)

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Weak typing

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Variable type can change

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Weak typing is AKA

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dynamic typing

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Primary purpose of variables

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To manage program state

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To make variable foo 245.654 to 2 decimal places

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foo.toFixed(2)

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Block def

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A series of statements put together

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Falsey def

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Anything that is false in a boolean

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Technical term for scope

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Lexical scope

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Scope def

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Collection of variables and rules for variables accessible by name

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To find type of foo

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typeof foo

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typeof returns which possible types (7 as of ES6)

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undefined
string
number
boolean
object
function

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Why is typeof null an object?

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Long standing bug with too much legacy to change

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obj[“a”] style and obj.a style names

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bracket notation and dot notation

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to make uppercase

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sting.toUpperCase()

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Explicit coercion

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You can see in code a type conversion
Example:
a = “42”
a = Number(a)

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To convert string to number

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Number(“12”)

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Implicit Conversion

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Cannot see the coercion in code
Example:
a = "43"
a = a + 1
a === 44

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Falsy values in JS

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""
0
null
undefined
false

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Difference between == and ===

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== checks for value with coercion allowed
=== checks for value and type

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A non-number string and a number with a comparison operator will always return
eg “a” > 3

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False

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What are reserved words?

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names that variables cannot have such as true or for

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Hoisting def

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When a variable is declared to belong to the entire scope

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Why add a break to switch statements?

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Cases will run with any matches. It’s not like if statements

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The one line if statement is known as the

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“conditional operator” or “ternary operator”

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IIFE sf

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Immediately Invoked Function Expressions

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What is a polyfill?

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a new feature and producing a piece of code that’s equivalent to the behavior but is able to run in older JS environments

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Transpiling def

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tool that converts your newer code into older code equivalents

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3 reasons to use new syntax even though it is transpiled (by things like babel)

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Easier to read
Easier to maintain
Optimized for new browsers

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What is document in document.getElementBy

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Global variable for browser code. It’s a special object often called a Host Object

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About the getElementById()

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Not a normal JS function. It is an enterface built into the DOM from the browser

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Treaditionally the DOM and it’s objects were written in

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C/C++

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Closure def

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A way to remember and access a function’s scope

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What is the authors criticism of JS developers?

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Serious developers in other languages put huge effort into learning the language whereas JS developers get content with their minimal amount

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Generators are

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pausing yielding points in JS functions to be resumed asynchronously later