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JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language used for both client-side and server-side development, standardized under ECMAScript specifications. Key features include dynamic typing, first-class functions, and event-driven programming, making it essential for modern web development. Mastering its fundamentals is crucial for advancing to frameworks and full-stack development.

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JavaScript is a lightweight, interpreted programming language used for both client-side and server-side development, standardized under ECMAScript specifications. Key features include dynamic typing, first-class functions, and event-driven programming, making it essential for modern web development. Mastering its fundamentals is crucial for advancing to frameworks and full-stack development.

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📘 Lecturer’s Note on JavaScript

1. Introduction
• JavaScript (JS) is a lightweight, interpreted programming language.
• Originally created to add interactivity to web pages.
• Today, it’s used for client-side (in the browser) and server-side (via Node.js)
development.
• Standardized under ECMAScript (ES) specifications.

2. Key Features
• Dynamic typing – variables can hold any type of data.
• First-class functions – functions can be assigned to variables, passed as
arguments, and returned.
• Event-driven – reacts to user actions like clicks, key presses, etc.
• Cross-platform – runs in all modern browsers and many server environments.

3. Basic Concepts

Variables

• Declared with var, let, or const.

js
var name = "John"; // function-scoped
let age = 25; // block-scoped
const country = "Ghana"; // immutable

Data Types

• Primitive: String, Number, Boolean, Null, Undefined, Symbol, BigInt


• Reference: Objects, Arrays, Functions
Operators

• Arithmetic: +, -, *, /
• Comparison: ==, ===, !=, !==
• Logical: &&, ||, !

4. Control Structures

Conditional Statements

js
let score = 85;
if (score >= 90) {
console.log("A");
} else if (score >= 80) {
console.log("B");
} else {
console.log("C");
}

Loops

js
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
console.log(i);
}

5. Functions
• Defined with function keyword or as arrow functions.

js
function greet(name) {
return "Hello, " + name;
}
const greetArrow = (name) => `Hello, ${name}`;

6. Objects & Arrays


js
let person = { name: "Ama", age: 22 };
let numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4];

• Objects store key-value pairs.


• Arrays store ordered lists.

7. Events & DOM Manipulation


• JavaScript interacts with HTML via the Document Object Model (DOM).

js
document.querySelector("button")
.addEventListener("click", () => {
alert("Button clicked!");
});

8. Advanced Topics (for later lectures)


• Asynchronous JS: callbacks, promises, async/await
• Modules: import and export
• Frameworks/Libraries: React, Angular, Vue
• Server-side JS: Node.js

9. Summary
• JavaScript is essential for modern web development.
• It enables dynamic, interactive, and responsive applications.
• Mastering JS fundamentals is the foundation for learning advanced frameworks and
full-stack development.

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