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Random Thoughts on Thinking about JavaScript by a beginner

 Blog for JavaScript            In Highschool and College, one of my favorite classes was symbolic logic. I loved the nature of breaking down arguments into their most basic components and the nested nature of 'ands' and `ors`. But one thing that always disappointed me in this subject was the inability to make it an art. Largely, these puzzles acted as Sudoku puzzles for the mind. Once they were complete, they were abandoned, and one would move on to the next one. I always wanted to do more with it, but breaking down philosophical works to their basics can only be so much fun. I wanted an art where art was not easily found.             This sheds light on one of the most interesting components of programming and my journey through JavaScript. The fascinating portion regarding programming is how many solutions can be developed to solve the same problem. For example, forEach and .map both perform largely the same function—they take an array and alter it via the instructions you g