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API Basics 3: Build a Game (Async JS, Callbacks & Promises)

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API Basics 3: Build a Game (Async JS, Callbacks & Promises)

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What you'll learn

  • Handle API data using promises and async/await.

  • Create custom JavaScript functions to process arrays efficiently.

  • Build a card game using asynchronous JavaScript.

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This course introduces you to the fundamentals of asynchronous JavaScript through hands-on challenges and an engaging project.

You will start by learning the basics of callback functions and progress towards understanding promises, method chaining, and the power of async/await. Along the way, you'll apply these concepts in practical coding challenges, such as building a fully functional "War" card game, complete with features such as scoring, card drawing, and a final winner display. The course also explores custom JavaScript functions, the fetch API, and real-world scenarios involving asynchronous code. By the end, you'll have a strong foundation in asynchronous programming, ready to tackle more advanced JavaScript projects.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to asynchronous JavaScript, focusing on key concepts such as callbacks, promises, and async/await, while guiding learners through building hands-on projects like a "War" card game to apply their skills in a real-world scenario.

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1 assignment30 plugins

1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
  • API Basics 3: Async JavaScript (Callbacks & Promises) Assignment•30 minutes
30 plugins•Total 198 minutes
  • Welcome to interactive lessons!•1 minute
  • Async JS Intro & War Project•7 minutes
  • Callbacks Setup Challenge•2 minutes
  • Callback functions intro•4 minutes
  • Separate event listener callback•3 minutes
  • Callbacks - revisiting setTimeout•4 minutes
  • Callbacks - revisiting array.filter•7 minutes
  • Callbacks - make own filterArray function•60 minutes
  • Callbacks - put our custom filterArray function to use•4 minutes
  • Thought experiment: what if `fetch` used callbacks?•2 minutes
  • Promises•5 minutes
  • Context: method chaining•7 minutes
  • Promises - .then() chaining•3 minutes
  • Promises - .then()•2 minutes
  • Promises - passing basic values in the chain•5 minutes
  • War - save deckId for later use•2 minutes
  • War - draw 2 cards from our deck•6 minutes
  • War - Display our card images•4 minutes
  • War - Styling part 1•8 minutes
  • War - Styling part 2•7 minutes
  • War - Refactor card image placement•6 minutes
  • War - Determine the winning card part 1•9 minutes
  • War - Determine winning card part 2•6 minutes
  • War - display remaining cards when drawing•7 minutes
  • War - Display remaining cards on new deck•2 minutes
  • War - Disable the draw button when we get to 0 cards remaining•4 minutes
  • War - Keep score•5 minutes
  • War - Display the final winner•5 minutes
  • A quick look at Async/Await•7 minutes
  • Section Recap•4 minutes

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