tim.js workshop 02: JavaScript Mechanics

Welcome to the second JavaScript workshop, organized by tim.js.

In this workshop we will address the politics that govern the citizens of ECMAScript. We will cover some fundamental concepts of ES5, while also touching new features introduced since ES6.

Total Time: 6 hours (including breaks & lunch)

Instructor: Andrei Pfeiffer

Content

• Scope: globals, hoisting, TDZ, blocks;
• Strict Mode: usage, present & future;
• Values vs References: deep equality, cloning;
• Context: this binding, changing context;
• Function arguments: defaults, signatures;

What you need?

Here's a list of things you need:

1. a laptop & power-plug
2. a code editor
3. Node.js 6.0+

Who is it for?

• Intermediate JavaScript developers familiar with functions, arrays & objects, that want to discover the language at a deeper level
• Advanced developers that switched to JavaScript and want to understand its mechanics

Setup

Here are the steps you can follow to setup the workshop project skeleton. All these commands need to be run from the command line (shell/terminal):

• iTerm on MacOSX
• cmd/GitBash on Windows
• any terminal on Linux.

1. Create project folder

First, you need to create a new folder somewhere on your computer:

mkdir [PROJECT_NAME]
cd [PROJECT_NAME]

// or create a new "project folder" and navigate to it using your favourite file system tool

2. Clone project skeleton

Second, you need to clone this repository. You can do it in multiple ways:

a) with git:

git clone https://github.com/andreipfeiffer/timjs-workshop-02-javascript-mechanics.git ./

NOTE: if you have a GitHub account, you can fork this repo, so you can commit your personal changes.

b) without git:

Download this repo and unzip it in your PROJECT_NAME folder.