week2-learning-objectives.md

Week 2 Learning Objectives

Iterator Methods & Callbacks

• Use appropriate iterator methods to declaratively loop through collections
• Follow the order of execution in a program that uses callbacks
• Write a higher-order function that calls a custom callback

Objects

• Create an object that contains a variety of data types
• Access attributes of an object using . syntax and [] syntax
• Articulate the usefulness of JSON

HTML Forms

• Explain the basics of the client/server model
• Compare and contrast the available input options for HTML forms
• Use a method and an action to submit form data
• Generate query parameters using a form

AJAX

• Articulate why AJAX is useful and how it works
• Create an AJAX request that fetches data
• Describe the meaning of method:, url:, and onSuccess: keys for jQuery's $.ajax object

Object Oriented JavaScript

• Instantiate new objects using Javascript constructors
• Create shared methods amongst instances with prototypes
• Model real-world data and relationships with JavaScript objects