Week's Digest : Variables and Data Types in JavaScript
Tags: javascript, tutorial, webdev, beginners
Published: 2023-04-07 20:59:31

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### Welcome to the second Digest!
We've covered scripting and the Document Object Model (DOM) in our previous newsletters, and now it's time to dive into one of the most fundamental concepts in JavaScript: variables and data types.

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JavaScript supports several data types, such as strings, numbers, booleans, and objects, each with its own set of properties and methods. By using variables, we can store and manipulate this data in our code. In JavaScript, we declare variables using the 'var', 'let', or 'const' keywords, and assign values to them using the '=' operator. Proper naming conventions are essential when declaring variables, as it makes the code more readable and understandable.

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### Data types
JavaScript supports several data types, including strings, numbers, booleans, null, undefined, and objects. Here's an example of each data type in JavaScript:

![Data types examples](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jigjud52iv801ea1d4yk.png)

In this example, 'message' is a string variable that stores a piece of text, 'count' is a number variable that stores a numerical value, 'isTrue' and 'isFalse' are boolean variables that store either true or false, 'myVariable' is a null variable that has no value, 'myOtherVariable' is an undefined variable that has not yet been assigned a value, and 'myObject' is an object that has several key-value pairs. Understanding these data types is crucial to creating effective and efficient JavaScript code.

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### Declaring and assigning variables

In JavaScript, we use 'var', 'let', or 'const' to declare variables. 'var' is the traditional way of declaring variables, but 'let' and 'const' are now preferred. 'let' is used when we want to change the value of the variable later on, while 'const' is used when the value of the variable remains the same throughout the code. Here's an example of assigning values to variables:

![Declaring variables example](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/2532me2ms49y9glqvcu8.png)

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### Manipulating and working with data types

Now that we have covered the basics of declaring variables and understanding data types, it's time to dive deeper into working with and manipulating data types in JavaScript. Check out the attached file for examples on how to work with strings, numbers, booleans, null, undefined, and objects. This will help you gain a better understanding of how to write effective and efficient JavaScript code.


![Working with variables example](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yafokgst4lu05ggkoosl.png)

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