day-2.md

Day 2 - Functions

Always bet on JavaScript.

— Elon Musk, inventor of Java

Table of Contents

• Slides
• Topics
• Exercises

Slides

• Lab-2

Topics

Functions; parameters and arguments

Watch this video from Daniel Shiffman about function basics.

1. The Coding Train - Function Basics (video)

If you want to go a little more in-depth you can watch this video from The Net Ninja.

2. The Net Ninja - Modern JavaScript functions (video)

Read the third chapter of the Eloquent JavaScript book.

3. Eloquent JavaScript - Functions (book)

Higher-order functions

Watch this video from Daniel Shiffman about higher-order functions.

4. The Coding Train - Higher Order Functions (video)

Read the fifth chapter of Eloquent JavaScript.

5. Eloquent JavaScript - Higher Order (book)

(Optional) Fun Fun Function has a whole playlist about higher-order functions and functional programming in JavaScript.

Fun Fun Function - Higher-order functions (video)

Exercises

• The Basic JavaScript exercises from freeCodeCamp. From Write reusable JavaScript to assignment with a Returned value. freeCodeCamp - Basic JavaScript (exercises)
• You can try the day 1 and 2 array cardio from JavaScript 30 by Wes Bos JavaScrip30 Array Cardio (exercises)
• If you're feeling adventurous you can try the Functional Programming exercises from freeCodeCamp. freeCodeCamp - Basic JavaScript (exercises)
• (Optional) Learn fundamental functional programming features of JavaScript in vanilla ES5 in this Nodeschool Workshopper