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2. Cheap to use
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3. Can work 24/7 (as long as it has power)
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This is important to note: a computer is a `tool` we use to make our lives easier. In order to use this tool, we need to talk to it in a way it understands (programming language) and give it commands on what to do (programming). However, despite the power a computer has it is not very smart. It can't do anything without being told **exactly** what it needs to do solve a problem. This is why we learn how to program.
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This is important to note: a computer is a `tool` we use to make our lives easier. In order to use this tool, we need to talk to it in a way it understands (programming language) and give it commands on what to do (programming). However, despite the power a computer has it is not very smart. It can't do anything without being told **exactly** what it needs to do to solve a problem. This is why we learn how to program: in order to tell the computer to do what we want it to do.
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Go through the following resources to learn more about what programming is:
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### What is a programming language?
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Programming is done using a programming language. Why do we need a language to communicate with the computer? At its most basic level, a computer operates based on 0's and 1's: 0 meaning off, and 1 meaning on. Smart people decided to make this more comprehensible, so that people can more simply communicate with a computer. This is how the development of programming languages started: by defining a vocabulary, grammar and syntax to put more organization to the 0's and 1's, we can more simply communicate exactly what we want to computer to do.
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Programming is done using a programming language. Why do we need a language to communicate with the computer? At its most basic level, a computer operates based on 0's and 1's: the 0 means 'off', and the 1 means 'on' (think of it like a light switch that either turns the light on or off).
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Smart people decided to make working with this easier to understand, so that a lot of people can more simply communicate with a computer. This is how the development of programming languages started: by defining a vocabulary, grammar and syntax to put more organization to the 0's and 1's, we can more simply communicate exactly what we want to computer to do.
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-[What are programming languages](https://hackr.io/blog/what-is-programming-language)
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### Websites vs. web applications
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Before we get started with the meat of the module, which is JavaScript) we need to make a small, but important distinction: are we going to make websites or web applications? For non-developers, there is no difference but for you as a developer you must know what you're making.
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Before we get started with the meat of the module (which is JavaScript), we need to make a small but important distinction: are we going to make websites or web applications? For non-developers, there is no difference but for you as a developer you must know what it is that you'll be producing.
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Simply put, it's the difference between [Facebook](https://wwww.facebook.com) and [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org). In Facebook, the data shown changes depending on the user. If you are logged in, you'll see different things than that I will. However, on Wikipedia the information will always be the same, for both you and me. T
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The difference between a website and a web application is the difference between [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org) and [Facebook](https://wwww.facebook.com). In Facebook, the data shown changes depending on the user. If you are logged in, you'll see different things than that I will. However, on Wikipedia the information will always be the same, for both you and me.
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This is the difference bteween `static`and`dynamic` sites: a static site always has the same information (written in the HTML), while a dynamic site changes it's data shown to the user depending on who it is and what their interactivity on the page is.
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In other words, we're talking about `static`versus`dynamic` sites: a static site always has the same information and serves only to be information, while a dynamic site changes the data shown to the user depending on who it is and what their interactivity on the page is.
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Read the following articles to learn more about this:
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### The keywords: let, const, var
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A variable is a central concept within programming. It's applied the same way across almost all programming languages. In JavaScript we apply it by using a `keyword`, a word that is reserved by the language because it has a special meaning. Read more about this in the following article:
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The variable is a central concept within programming. It's applied the same way across almost all programming languages. In JavaScript we apply it by using a `keyword`, a word that is reserved by the language because it has a special meaning. Read more about this in the following article:
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