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//String Manipulation

//Strings are essentially characters (or a lack of characters) put inside of quotes. They can
//be viewed essentially as "display-only", if you will, in that they don't contain a value
//that is represented by what they look like. In other words, a string could be
//"This string is the number six", but it would not be. The string would be, simply, that 
//series of characters in that order. They can be manipulated in many ways, outlined below.

//SOMEthing to keep in mind while looking at all of the below is that strings are immutable, which means
//they cannot be changed. Any of the manipulations you may perform to it--slice, turn into array, etc, these

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//JAVASCRIPT OPERATORS UNITE

//Operators are sort of like the prepositions of javascript. They express a
//relation of one thing to another, often a variable to another variable, or they
//facilitate a definition. Let's take a look below at some specific operator definitions
//and their examples.

//1. Assignment

//Assignment operators do what their name says--they assign a meaning, definition or

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//Loops: While, for, for-in

//Loops are a great way to access, manipulate, output or otherwise deal with
//a set of information in different ways. There are different types of loops
//that are ideal for accessing different things.

//A for loop loops through a block of code a certain number of times. 


for(i = 0; i <= 5; i++) {

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//Functions: programs within programs!

//Functions are the internal combustion if variables are the fuel. Functions are the trebuchets, if variables are the boulders.
//Enough metaphors. Functions are the action in a program that keeps the program moving along, they are what gets executed.
//The two necessary phases of a function are declaring it, and executing it--also calling a function or invoking a function.
//To declare a function there are a couple ways.

var scrumtrelescent = function(para1, para2) {}

function scrumtrelescence(para1, para2) {}

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//Control Flow

//Control flow is exactly what it sounds likes--exercising control over
//the flow of one's program, and there are many tactics toward this end. Two conditional
//tactics are outlined below, if statements and switch statements.

//The if-else and if statements incorporate block statements with different conditions
//that, if met or not met, determine how the program moves forward. See below.

var brendansBoss = function(trait, goodnessLevel) {

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//II. Datatypes (Simple & Complex)

//Javascript has many data types that can be used in variables. These are, as they sound,
//types of data that are recognized by the interpreter as data. Below are some of the data
//types described.

//1. Number
//A number in javascript is, well, a number. It is declared using straight up integers or
//integers with decimal places, declared with a "." then the remaining part of the number,
//up to 15 decimal places. Each number is stored in 64 bits of memory.

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//1. Variables are sort of metaphorically like defining a character
//with whom your program, the author, is going to play. Variables
//are for storing the definition of something in memory. When you 
//declare a variable you are basically creating a tool for your
//program to hold on to and be able to work with, and naming that tool.
//They can be many different types of things, including a number, a string,
//a boolean, a function, etc. They're called variable because they are 
//changeable throughout the program.