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Skanda Prasad
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JavaScript Essentials for Everyday Coding

  1. Numbers in JavaScript: JavaScript treats all numbers as number types, whether they are integers or floating-point. The language does not have different data types for different numbers, unlike many other programming languages. This simplicity makes number handling straightforward but sometimes requires attention to precision, especially with floating-point arithmetic.

  2. Mastering Strings: Strings are fundamental in JavaScript, used for text manipulation, logging, and more. You can create strings using single quotes (' '), double quotes (" "), or backticks (). Template literals, introduced in ES6, provide a powerful way to handle multi-line strings and embed expressions within strings, making them more readable and reducing the need for string concatenation.

let name = "John";
let greeting = `Hello, ${name}! Welcome to JavaScript learning.`;
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3.Arrays and Their Utility: Arrays are one of JavaScript's most useful data structures, allowing you to store and manipulate lists of data. They can hold mixed data types and come with a variety of methods for adding, removing, and iterating over elements.

let fruits = ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry'];
fruits.push('Date'); // Adds 'Date' to the end
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  1. Powerful Array Methods: Array methods in JavaScript enable functional programming techniques. Methods like .map(), .filter(), and .reduce() transform data efficiently without mutating the original array.

let numbers = [1, 2, 3];
let squared = numbers.map(num => num * num); // [1, 4, 9]
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  1. Working with JSON and toJSON: JSON is essential for data interchange between a server and a web application. JavaScript provides JSON.stringify() for converting objects to JSON and JSON.parse() for converting JSON back to JavaScript objects. The toJSON method customizes how objects are serialized, giving you control over the serialization process.

  2. Destructuring for Cleaner Code: Destructuring allows for a more concise and readable way to extract values from arrays or objects.

const [a, b] = [1, 2];
const { name, age } = { name: 'Alice', age: 30 };
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