# Coaching - Back to Basics 1
with Founders and Coders
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## Back to Basics Programme
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Learn to code through peer-led learning :two_women_holding_hands:
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We'll learn as a group in Thursday workshops
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I'll be your coach on this programme
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Your coach is a guide :mage:
not a teacher :mortar_board:
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## Javascript
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JavaScript is a scripting language you can use to make web pages interactive.
It is one of the core technologies of the web, along with HTML and CSS, and is supported by all modern browsers.
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## Features of JavaScript
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### Variables
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A variable is used to store information or data.
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Each variable has a unique name.
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```javascript=
var myNumber = 10;
var emptyVar;
```
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### Assignment
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We can _assign_ values to variables using a single `=`.
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```javascript=
var myNumber = 10;
myNumber = 25;
console.log(myNumber)
// outputs 25
var emptyVar;
emptyVar = myNumber - 2;
```
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```javascript=
var firstString = "Hello";
var secondString = "World";
var combinedString = firstString + " " + secondString;
```
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