_{Authored by: Vladimir Dimitrovski, Senior Front-End Developer at InPlayer}

• Variables
  • Declaring a variable
  • Declaring multiple variables
  • Assigning a value to a variable: The = operator
  • Reading/accessing a variable
    • Displaying/printing a variable: console.log(), alert() etc.
  • Modifying a variable
  • Variables with no value: undefined
• The Global Object or "namespace": window
• Data types
  • Primitive data types
  • Non-primitive data types
• Primitive data types:
  • boolean, number, string
  • undefined VS null
  • boolean
    • Single boolean
      • Declaring and assigning a boolean variable: true or false
      • Negating a boolean value with NOT: The ! operator
    • Multiple booleans
      • Comparing multiple booleans: The === and !== operators
      • Combining multiple booleans with AND: The && operator
      • Combining multiple booleans OR: The || operator
  • number
    • Single number
      • Declaring and assigning a number variable
      • Incrementing the value of a number variable: The ++ operator
      • Decrementing the value of a number variable: The -- operator
    • Multiple numbers
      • Comparing multiple numbers: The ===, !==, >, >=, < and <= operators
      • Adding: The + operator
      • Subtracting: The - operator
      • Multiplying: The * operator
      • Dividing: The / operator
      • Bonus
        • Remainder of dividing: The % operator
        • Exponentiation: The ** operator
    • The numeric non-value: NaN
      • NaN as a result from a mathematical operation that is enable to deliver a valid numeric result
        • Number cannot be parsed: parseInt('blabla') or Number(undefined)
        • Math operation where the result is not a real number: Math.sqrt(-1)
        • Operand of an argument is NaN: 7 ** NaN
        • Dividing by 0: 17 / 0
  • string
    • Single string
      • Declaring and assigning a string variable
        • Singleline string with singlequotes '' or doublequotes ""
        • Multiline string with template strings
    • Multiple strings
      • Comparing multiple strings: The === and !== operators
      • Concatenating multiple strings: The + operator
      • The - operator cannot be used for strings
      • Bonus
        • Removing and replacing a part of a string with {string}.replace()
  • The "non-type" primitive type: undefined
    • undefined indicates absence of value of any type, it might even mean absence of a placeholder (a variable or an object property) for a value
    • The typeof keyword
  • The "non-value" type: null
    • null indicates absence of value of any type, but it's also an indication of a reserved placeholder for a possible value in the future
  • Converting a primitive value into a different type of primitive value
    • Implicit (automatic) conversion
      • Combining values of different types
        • string + number = number + string = string
        • string + boolean = boolean + string = string
        • Bonus
          • boolean + number = number + boolean = number
    • Explicit conversions
      • string to number: Number(string)
      • number to string: number.toString() and String(number)
      • boolean to string: boolean.toString() and String(boolean)
• Conditional Statements
  • The if keyword
    • The condition: It's always converted to a boolean value
      • Shorthand conditional values: "truthy" and "falsy" values
        • boolean
        • number
        • string
        • undefined and null
  • else
  • else if
  • Bonus
    • switch
• Loops
  • The for loop
  • Bonus
    • while
    • do/while
• Non-primitive data types
  • function
    • Declaring a function: The function keyword
    • Calling/invoking a function: The () operator
    • Function arguments
      • Calling/invoking a function with an argument
      • Calling/invoking a function with multiple arguments
      • Function arguments are just local variables inside a function
    • Difference between var and let inside a function
    • Functions are also just variables
      • Assigning a function variable
      • Calling/invoking a function variable
      • Calling/invoking a function from another function
    • Function return value: The return keyword
    • Bonus
      • Self-invoking functions
      • Closures
  • array
    • Single array
      • Declaring and assigning an array
      • Array index and elements
        • Accessing an array element by index
          • The traditional way: array[index]
          • The modern way: array.at(index)
        • Assigning or modifying an array element by index
        • Array size: the .length property
        • Find a value inside an array
          • Does the array contain a value: contains()
          • Find the index of a value inside of an array: indexOf()
    • Multiple arrays
      • Comparing multiple arrays: The === operator
  • Plain object
    • Single object
      • Declaring and assigning an object
      • Object properties
        • Object keys and values
        • Accessing an object value by key
          • The dot way: object.keyString
          • The string way: object['keyString']
    • Multiple objects
      • Comparing multiple objects: The === operator
  • Class: The class keyword
    • A class is just a template for creating multiple objects of the same shape, it's an "object creator"
    • Comparison: Old syntax VS modern syntax
      • The prototype object
    • Class members
      • Class properties: No different to regular object properties
      • Methods: They are just functions
      • The constructor method
      • The this keyword inside a class
      • Bonus
        • Class inheritance
• Array methods and properties
  • Array size: The .length property
  • Iterating though an array
    • Using the for loop
    • Loop methods
      • forEach()
      • map()
      • filter()
    • Other methods
      • join() - Join array values into a string
      • {string}.split() - Split a string into an array
• The DOM
  • The document object
    • document.head and document.body
    • Accessing an element from the DOM
      • Single element:
        • By id: document.getElementById(id)
        • By a query selector (CSS selector): querySelector(cssSelector)
      • Multiple elements:
        • By tag name: getElementByTagName(tagName)
        • By the className attribute: getElementsByClassName(className)
        • By a query selector (CSS selector): querySelectorAll(cssSelector)
      • querySelector and querySelectorAll
        • By tag name: querySelector('div')
        • By id: querySelector('#myElementId')
        • By the className attribute: querySelector('.my-element-class')
        • Bonus
          • Refer back to CSS Selectors
          • By any other attribute: querySelector('[attribute-name="attribute-value"]')
  • Elements inside the DOM
    • Accessing and modifying an element's content
      • innerText
      • innerHTML
    • Accessing and assigning attributes or properties of a DOM element
      • Attributes VS properties - what is the difference?
        • DOM element VS DOM object
      • id property
      • className property
      • getAttribute() and setAttribute()
      • Refer back to different tags and their specific attributes
        • Accessing and interacting with an input element
      • The classList property object
        • .add()
        • .contains()
        • .remove()
        • .toggle()
        • .replace()
    • Creating a new element: document.createElement(tagName)
    • Adding an element to the DOM
      • appendChild()
      • prepend()
  • Events
    • Event type
    • Event target
    • Listen for an event: element.addEventListener()
    • Event listeners
      • Event listeners are just functions that react to an event
      • Event listener's arguments: The event object:
        • type
        • target
        • currentTarget
        • Bonus
          • Event bubbling
    • Stop listening for an event: element.removeEventListener()
• JavaScript Event Loop
  • What is the order of code execution in JavaScript?
  • Synchronous code
  • Asynchronous code
    • The Event Loop queue
    • setTimeout() and setInterval()
    • clearTimeout() and clearInterval()
    • Promises
      • resolve and reject
      • then and catch
    • Syntaxic alternative to Promises: async and await
      • try/catch block
• JavaScript Modules
  • Overview: Refer back to the Global Object (window)
  • The type="module" attribute of <script></script>
  • JavaScript Modules are just encapsuled chunks of JavaScript code
    • JavaScript modules don't polute the Global Object (window), avoiding naming conflicts
    • Refer back to self-closing functions and closures
    • Exporting and importing a JavaScript module: The export and import keywords
    • Default export and default import: The export default keyword combination
• JSON data format
  • Overview: JSON object side by side a plain JavaScript object
  • Converting a JSON into a JavaScript object or array
  • Converting a JavaScript object or an array into JSON

• Create-React-App
  • Install NodeJS
  • Install yarn
  • Installing Node packages
  • Create React App
    • Install
    • Overview of Create-React-App commands: yarn start and Ctr+C
    • Demonstrate live updating
• Introduction
  • React app root
  • Rendering native HTML elements in React
  • React component: It can either be a function or a class
    • Function Component
      • Creating an empty function component
        • The mandatory return statement
        • The default null
      • Render an HTML element into a basic React component
      • Render multiple HTML elements into a basic React component
        • With wrapping container
        • With React.Fragment (The <></> element)
      • Element attributes in HTML = Element props in React
      • Event listeners - React VS JavaScript
    • Component props