Test if a word is a palindrome, the same forwards as backwards.

ispalindrome.js

function isPalindrome(word) {
	// split the word into array for easiness
	var word1 = word.split("");
	// log
	console.log(word);
	// last array index of the  word to count backwards
	var backwardsCounter = word.length - 1;

	// loop over the word, once forwards, once backwards
	// if any letters do not match, it's not a palindrome
	// otherwise it is
	for (var i = 0; i < word1.length; i++) {
		// log the comparison
		console.log(word[i] + " > " + word[backwardsCounter]);
		// test the comparison, we make everything uppercase for simplicityness
		if( word[i].toUpperCase() !== word[backwardsCounter].toUpperCase() ) return false;
		// decrement the backwards counter
		backwardsCounter--;
	};

	return true; // assume truthiness
};


result = isPalindrome("aibohphobia"); // aibohphobia – the fear of palindromes
console.log(result);