018-loops.js

// WHAT ARE LOOPS?
// console.log("Iteration 1");
// console.log("Iteration 2");
// console.log("Iteration 3");
// console.log("Iteration 4");
// console.log("Iteration 5");

// for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
//     console.log("Iteration " + i);
// }

// WHY DO WE NEED LOOPS?
    // 1. Processing Collections of Data
    // 2. Repeating Actions
    // 3. Performing Calculations
    // 4. Game Development
    // 5. User Interfaces
// TYPES OF LOOPS IN JAVASCRIPT
    // 1. For Loop
    // 2. While Loop
    // 3. Do-While Loop
    // 4. Nested Loops
// LOOP ANATOMY - BASIC STRUCTURE
    // 1. Initialization
    // 2. Condition
    // 3. Update/Increment

    // for (initialization; condition; update) {
    //     // code to be executed
    // }

    // for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    //     console.log(i);
    // }


// A QUICK TEASER EXAMPLE
    // Without a loop
    // let sum = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10;
    // console.log(sum); // 55

    // With a loop:
    // let sum = 0;

    // for (let i = 1; i <= 1000; i++) {
    //     sum += i;
    // }

    // console.log(sum); // 55

    // for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
    //     console.log("*".repeat(i));
    // }

// COMMON MISTAKES
    // 1. Infinite Loops
    // BAD - Infinite loop!
    for (let i = 0; i < 10; ) {
        console.log(i);
        // i never increases!
    }

    // 2. Off-by-One Errors
    // < vs <=
// BEST PRACTICES

// CONCLUSION