JS_PROG1 - JavaScript I: Basics

• Basic knowledge of algorithmization and programming at the PRG course level, or experience with programming in another language.
• The course is not suitable for complete beginners who have never programmed in any programming language.

Introduction and basic concepts

• Features of JavaScript
• History and development of JavaScript
• Transpilation and minification
• Recommended resources

Data types and variables

• Data types
• Using the String type
  • Template literals
  • String interpolation
  • Multi-line strings
• Using the Number type
• Using the Boolean type
• Arithmetic, logical, and comparison operators
• Declaring variables and constants (var, let, const)
• Using strict mode
• Data type conversion
• Using standard input and output

Conditions and loops

• Conditional constructs
  • if
  • switch
  • conditional operator
• Loops
  • for, while, do-while

Using functions

• What is a function?
• Return values
• Function parameters
• Global and local variables
• Pure/Impure functions
• Optional parameters
• Named parameters
• Recursion

Debugging and error handling

• Debugging
• Handling general exceptions
• Handling specific exceptions
• JavaScript exception hierarchy
• Throwing exceptions

Using collections

• Collection types
  • Arrays
  • Sets
  • Maps
• Array destructuring
• Using Rest syntax
• Using Spread syntax
• Using Strings as Collections

Built-in Objects in JavaScript

• Object Basics
• Overview of JavaScript Built-in Objects
• String Object
• Date Object
• Math Object

Advanced use of functions

• Function declarations vs. function expressions
• Anonymous and self-executing functions (IIFE)
• Hoisting
• Arrow functions
• Iteration methods for Arrays (forEach, map, filter)

Using modules (optional)

• Modules
  • Importing and exporting modules
  • Structuring code using modules
• Package management tools (npm, Yarn)

Practical use of JS in a browser

• Running a script on a web page
• Basics of DOM manipulation using JavaScript

Previous courses

Programming and Algorithmization Basics [PRG]

Creating Web Pages Using HTML and CSS [INTHTML]

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DOM in JavaScript I: Basics [JS_DOM1]

Introduction to Solid.js framework [JS_SOLID1]

Introduction to the Svelte framework [JS_SVELTE1]

Introduction to Vue.js [JS_VUE1]

TypeScript - type checker for JavaScript [JS_TS1]

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