teaching-javascript.md

• javascript
  • types
  • operators
    • /
    • %

    • =

    • <=
    • <
    • ||
    • &&
  • variables
  • truthy/falsy
    • falsy values
      • false
      • null
      • undefined
      • the empty string ''
      • the number 0
      • the number NaN
  • conditional statements
    • if statements
    • assignment
    • ternary statements (conditional ? true : false)
    • switch statments (switch, case, break)
  • loops
    • for
    • while
    • breaking (break)
    • continuing (continue)
  • arrays
    • reason for < in for loops
    • pushing to an array
    • no associative arrays
  • functions
    • recursion
  • objects
    • json
    • object literals ({})
    • TypeError exceptions and a workaround (&&)
    • for in
      • avoiding default properties (hasOwnProperty)
    • by reference rather than value
    • object constructors
    • this
    • the prototype (.prototype)
    • checking the type (typeof)
    • removing properties (delete)
    • cascading (return this)
  • scope
    • global
    • local
    • protecting your methods and data
    • closures
  • callbacks