Learning JavaScript Fundamentals - Variables, Operations, Conditional Statements

Dive into the fundamentals of JavaScript in this comprehensive 4-hour tutorial. Begin by setting up your development environment with Node.js and Visual Studio Code. Explore essential concepts such as variables, data types, and string manipulation. Master mathematical operations, operator precedence, and various assignment techniques. Learn to control program flow with conditional statements, including if/else and switch. Tackle type conversion, understand truthy and falsy values, and implement logical operators. Practice your skills with three coding challenges throughout the course. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation in JavaScript basics, preparing you for more advanced programming concepts.

Installing Node and VS Code.
Values and Variables.
let, const, and var.
Data types in JavaScript.
String concatenation and template literals.
Type coercion in JavaScript.
Math Operators.
Operator precedence in JavaScript.
Assignment operators in JavaScript.
Equality operators in JavaScript.
Comparison operators in JavaScript.
if/else statements in JavaScript.
else if statements in JavaScript.
Coding challenge #1.
Type conversion (strings to numbers) / (numbers to strings).
Truthy and falsy values in JavaScript.
Nested if statements and the logical AND (&&) operator.
Coding challenge #2.
Logical OR (||) operator in JavaScript.
Logical NOT (!) operator in JavaScript.
Switch statement.
Ternary operator (?).
Coding challenge #3.