03_program_structure

Program Structure

Expressions and Statements

• Differentiating between expressions and statements in programming.

Bindings

• Introduction to variable bindings and their importance.

Binding Names

• Rules and conventions for naming variables.

The Environment

• How variable bindings relate to the environment.

Functions

• Defining and using functions.

The console.log Function

• Usage of console.log for outputting information.

Return Values

• Understanding how and why functions return values.

Control Flow

• Managing the flow of execution within a program.

Conditional Execution

• Techniques for making decisions in code (if-else statements).

while and do Loops

• Using loops to repeat actions (while, do-while).

Indenting Code

• The importance of indentation for code readability.

for Loops

• Iterating over data with for loops.

Breaking Out of a Loop

• How to prematurely exit loops.

Updating Bindings Succinctly

• Efficient ways to update variable values.

Dispatching on a Value with switch

• Using switch statements for multi-way branching.

Capitalization

• Standards for capitalizing in coding to enhance readability.

Comments

• The significance of comments in code.

Summary

• Recap of all topics covered.

Exercises

• Practice exercises to reinforce learning.