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Hi Athena, please explain what are variables in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Variables are containers that allow you to store and manipulate data in a computer program. You can think of a variable like a box where you can put something valuable inside. You can name the box (variable) anything you like, but make sure it's easy to remember. Once you've placed something inside the box (assigned a value to the variable), you can use the box (variable) to perform various operations throughout the program.
Here is an example of a variable in JavaScript:
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let myVariable = 10;
In this example, the variable is named myVariable, and it's assigned a numerical value of 10. This means you can use myVariable in your code whenever you want to reference the number 10.
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.
how to show an alert after a prompt
This can be done with JavaScript by creating a prompt, storing the value in a variable, and then creating a alert with the variable.
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let result = prompt("What do you want to be alerted");
alert(result);
How to store value into a variable JavaScript
In JavaScript, the variables are declared using the keyword var and value is assigned using = operator.
For example,
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var x = 10;
Here, x is a variable and 10 is the value stored in the variable. To print out the value stored in x to the console, we can use the console.log() method as shown below:
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console.log(x);
// output: 10
For more information, read this article on how to store values into a variable in JavaScript.
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Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom, among other elements. She received her name from the city of Athens, which she is known for protecting.
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Not likely. AI can automate tasks and make developers' jobs more efficient but it can't fully replace the human ability to deal with complex software. And AI will still require human developers to supervise and improve it further.
So developers may see their tasks change but they won't be replaced by AI. 👩💻🤝💻