sandyCoffee.js

var myCoffee = "HOT" 
 if (myCoffee === "HOT") { 
 /** always use "===" over "==". "===" is more strict than "==", so less errors.
   * see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/523643/difference-between-and-in-javascript
   */
     console.log("Please proceed with caution"); 
 } else if (myCoffee === "IS NOT HOT") {
     console.log("IT IS NOT HOT"); 
}

// How John would write this for Maker Square:
function isMyCoffeeHot(myCoffee)
 if (myCoffee === "HOT") { 
    return console.log("Please proceed with caution"); 
 } else {
    return console.log("IT IS NOT HOT"); 
}
/** If there are only two conditions, the second "if statement" is extraneous.
  * If you want the two if's, there has to be a third option for coffee that is neither hot or cold.
  */
var coffee = "HOT";
isMyCoffeeHot(coffee); // returns "Please proceed with caution"