Javascript: From Fundamentals to Functional JS

A deep dive into JavaScript and functional programming techniques, this course is for beginner to intermediate JavaScript developers who want to learn techniques to write professional, modern JavaScript. In this course, Bianca Gandolfo cuts through the technical jargon to reveal the core concepts of JavaScript and applying functional programming techniques to JavaScript. Learn higher-order functions, closures, scope and the fundamentals necessary to use modern frameworks like React, Angular and Vue. You'll master key functional methods like map, reduce and filter ...plus promises and ES6+ asynchronous JavaScript!

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   • Course Introduction
   • Success Tips for Learning
   • Functional Programming
2. Objects
   • Property Access
   • Arrays
   • Bracket Notation
   • Non-Valid Characters
   • Game Characters Challenge
   • Game Characters Solution
   • Object Review
   • ES6 Destructuring
   • Destructuring Challenge
   • Destructuring Solution
   • Destructuring Examples
3. List Transformations
   • List Transformations
   • Looping Exercise
   • Looping Solution
   • Looping Exercise, Part 2
   • Looping Solution, Part 2
   • Looping Exercise, Part 3
   • Looping Solution, Part 3
4. .forEach() Function
   • Using Functions
   • forEach Function
   • forEach and _.each Exercises
   • forEach and _.each Solution
5. .map() Function
   • _.map() vs .map() Functions
   • _.map() Exercise
   • _.map() Solution
   • _map() vs ._each()
   • _.map() Exercise, Part 2
   • _.map() Solution, Part 2
6. .filter() Function
   • .filter() Exercise
   • .filter() Solution
   • .filter() Application Exercise
   • .filter() Application Solution
7. Functions In-Depth
   • Anatomy of a Function
   • Function Scavenger Exercise
   • Function Scavenger Solution
   • ES6 Arrow Functions
   • Projecting Exercise
   • Projecting Solution
   • Spread Operator
   • Arguments Keyword
   • Default Parameters
   • ES5 Rewrite Exercise
   • ES5 Rewrite Solution
   • Array-Like Object
   • Array.from
   • _.from() Exercise
   • _.from() Solution
8. Scope
   • Scope Walkthrough Setup
   • Scope Walkthrough, Part 1
   • Scope Walkthrough, Part 2
   • Scope Walkthrough, Part 3
   • Scope Takeaways
9. Callbacks
   • Higher-Order Functions & Callbacks
   • Passing Arguments
   • Translate into ES6 Exercise
   • Translate into ES6 Solution
   • Passing Arguments, Part 2
   • _.reduce() Exercise
   • _.reduce() Solution
   • Empty Room Exercise
   • Empty Room Solution
10. Functional Utilities
    • Currying
    • Composing
11. Advanced Scope: Closure
    • Closure
    • Closure, Part 2
    • Creating Closure
    • Closure Demonstration
    • Closure Recipe
    • Currying and Composing Exercises