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Introductory JavaScript tutorials

The following tutorials are an introduction to how JavaScript works for people who have no prior programming background. These tutorials were originally intended for a book that I started writing on JavaScript which I abandoned due to lack of time.

• Variables and Operators
  Introducing the basic components of JavaScript.
  
  1. What Are Variables
  2. Types of Variables
  3. Naming Variables
  4. Defining Variables
  5. ASCII and Unicode
  6. Operating on Variables
  7. Order of Operations
  8. Assignment Operators
  9. Text String Operators
  10. Local and Global
• Decision Making
  How JavaScript makes decisions on what to do.
  
  1. Comparison Operators
  2. Assigning Boolean Values
  3. The IF statement
  4. The ELSE Clause
  5. Formatting an If Statement
  6. Non-Boolean Results
  7. Multiple Tests – And, Or, and Not
  8. Nesting If Statements
  9. A Shorter IF Statement
  10. The SWITCH Statement
  11. The DEFAULT Clause
  12. Combining Case Clauses Together
• JavaScript Functions
  How to Define and use functions
  
  1. How to Call a Function
  2. Same Function Different Variables
  3. Optional Parameters
  4. Default Values for Arguments
  5. The Scope of Variables
  6. Returning a Value
  7. Function Libraries

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