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/*Variables-our friends in the age of repetition
Variables are placeholders which allow programs to easily recall
information or actions, alter them, and implement complex operations 
in a clear concise manner. They can be thought of as containers for
holding values of any data type including numbers, strings, booleans, 
and even functions or objects.  
*/

/*declaring a variable called num1 with "var" keyword
this simply creates a place in memory which can then be assigned to

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// Strings are our way of storing characters and they are ALWAYS 
// contained in either 'single' or "double" quotes, but never a 
// 'combination" of the two.  
// String manipulation: 
// Arithemetic operation on strings
//
      var name = "James";
      var greeting = "Hello" + " " + name;
      console.log(greeting);
// above we are adding "Hello" with a space and the variable name    

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//Operators-the verbs of programming

// 1_Assignment
// The assignment operator "=" is used to "assign" values to 
// variables often it is helpful to replace the "=" with the term 
// "gets" to better understand how variables and values function. 

// variable declared
    var x;
    console.log(x);

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/*Datatypes come in both simple and complex varieties.
Below is a short list of the variety of datatypes one can use. 
*/
    var log =console.log;
//1_Numbers include all numeric values 
    var number1 = 1;//whole number
    var number2 = 2.08765;//decimal 
    var number3 = number1/number2;
    console.log(number1, number2, number3);

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//Control Flow:if, else if, else
//making big decisions and getting sh*t done

// these statements are used to control the flow of information and action
// and allow programs to make decisions based on such informationa and action
// if statements
"use strict";

console.log("beginning");
var timeInHrs = 9;

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// Loops: while, for, for in.
// Making your way through the world today.
// while loops address a condition and execute the code within {} as
// long as that statement holds true
"use strict";

var x = 0;
while (x === 0) {
  console.log("we're ready for something");
}

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//Functions: programs within programs.
//a dream within a dream
      var fullName = function(first, middle, last){
        var person = {
          FirstName: first,
          MiddleName: middle,
          Last: last
        }
        var newName = first + " " + middle + " " +last;
        console.log(newName);

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// Loops: while, for, for in.
// Making your way through the world today.
// while loops address a condition and execute the code within {} as
// long as that statement holds true
"use strict";

var x = 0;
while (x === 0) {}
//console.log("we're ready for something");

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//Functions: programs within programs.
//a dream within a dream
//two phases of functions are declaration and invocation(or calling)
// declaration (anonymous function being declared as variable)    
//
        var fullName = function(first, middle, last){
        var person = {
          FirstName: first,
          MiddleName: middle,
          Last: last

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/*Variables-our friends in the age of repetition
Variables are placeholders which allow programs to easily recall
information or actions, alter them, and implement complex operations 
in a clear concise manner. They can be thought of as containers for
holding values of any data type including numbers, strings, booleans, 
and even functions or objects.  
*/

/*declaring a variable called num1 with "var" keyword
this simply creates a place in memory which can then be assigned to