Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects

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Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects

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Instructor: Tom Chant

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3 modules

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand essential object manipulation techniques in JavaScript, including methods, property validation, cloning, and the correct use of this.
Learn to use short-circuiting, nullish coalescing, and optional chaining to write more efficient and error-resistant JavaScript.
Make asynchronous API requests using JavaScript, manage promises, and handle async operations with techniques such as async/await and Promise.all().

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Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

This course focuses on enhancing your JavaScript skills by working with asynchronous programming, APIs, logical operators, and objects.

You will learn how to fetch and handle API data using modern techniques such as async/await and promises, efficiently managing multiple asynchronous operations. Additionally, you’ll explore the use of logical operators like ||, &&, and nullish coalescing to write cleaner, more efficient code. The course also covers object manipulation in depth, including working with inbuilt methods, the spread operator, and cloning techniques. Throughout the course, you'll tackle practical coding challenges to solidify your understanding of JavaScript concepts like this binding, short-circuiting, and object method handling.

In this section, you will learn how to make asynchronous API requests using JavaScript, manage promises, and handle asynchronous operations efficiently using modern techniques such as async/await and Promise.all().

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1 assignment23 plugins

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Asynchronous JavaScript and APIs Quiz 30 minutes

23 plugins Total 92 minutes

Welcome to interactive lessons! 1 minute
What is an API? 8 minutes
Clients & Servers 3 minutes
Requests & Responses 6 minutes
JSON Review 5 minutes
URLs and Endpoints 3 minutes
Fetching with .then() 5 minutes
Fetching with .then() Challenge 2 minutes
Fetching with async/await 4 minutes
Fetching with async/await Challenge 2 minutes
Promises 4 minutes
Handling Rejected Promises 6 minutes
response.ok 3 minutes
Taking APIs to the Next Level 5 minutes
API requests: the body 6 minutes
The Promise Constructor 5 minutes
Working with images asynchronously 4 minutes
Promise Challenge 3 minutes
Callback Hell 6 minutes
Using Promises to escape Callback Hell 3 minutes
Promise.all 2 minutes
Super challenge: Async Image Load 5 minutes
Asynchronous JavaScript & APIs Outro 1 minute

In this section, you will learn to use short-circuiting, nullish coalescing, and optional chaining to write more efficient and error-resistant JavaScript.

What's included

1 assignment9 plugins

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Logical Operators and Coalescing Quiz 30 minutes

9 plugins Total 1 minute

Logical Operators and Coalescing Intro 1 minute
Short-circuiting with OR (||) 0 minutes
Short-circuiting with OR (||) Challenge 0 minutes
Short-circuiting with AND (&&) 0 minutes
Short-circuiting with AND (&&) Challenge 0 minutes
Nullish Coalescing 0 minutes
Optional Chaining 0 minutes
Super Challenge Library Software 0 minutes
Logical Operators & Coalescing Outro 0 minutes

In this section, you will learn essential object manipulation techniques in JavaScript, including methods, property validation, cloning, and the correct use of this.

What's included

1 assignment14 plugins

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

JavaScript Objects Quiz 30 minutes

14 plugins Total 54 minutes

Working with Objects intro 1 minute
Objects and Inbuilt Methods 3 minutes
Object Methods Challenges 1 4 minutes
Object Methods Challenge 2 5 minutes
Object.hasOwn & .hasOwnProperty() 6 minutes
Assignment by Value/Reference 5 minutes
Spread Operator (...) 6 minutes
Spread Operator (...) Challenge 5 minutes
Object.assign 3 minutes
structuredClone 2 minutes
Objects with Methods and "this" 6 minutes
Binding "this"' 4 minutes
Binding "this" Challenge' 3 minutes
Working with Objects outro 1 minute

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