Hack 1: The “Counting Stars” Hack (The while Loop)

Instruction: To run this hack, call the countStars() function with a number to set the limit for the star count.

%% javascript

function countStars(limit) {
  // 1. Initialize a counter variable. We'll start our count at 1.
  let count = 5;


  // 2. Start the `while` loop. The code inside this loop will run
  // as long as the condition `count <= limit` is true.
  while (count <= limit) {
    // 3. This is the code that runs in each iteration.
    console.log(`Star #${count} shining bright!`);


    // 4. This is the increment step. It's crucial! If we don't
    // increase the `count`, the loop will run forever (an infinite loop).
    count++;
  }


  // 5. This message is displayed once the loop condition is no longer true
  // and the loop has finished.
  console.log("All the stars have been counted.");
}


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Hack 2: The “Playlist Shuffle” Hack (The For Loop) 🎵

Instruction: To run this hack, define an array of strings called mySongs and pass that array into the playlistShuffle() function.

%% javascript
function playlistShuffle(playlist) {
  // 1. Start the `for...of` loop. This loop is perfect for iterating
  // over the items of an array.
  // The variable `song` will hold the value of each item in the `playlist` array, one by one.
  for (const song of playlist) {
    // 2. Action performed for each song in the array.
    console.log(`Now playing: "${song}"`);
  }


  // 3. This message is displayed once the loop has processed every item in the array.
  console.log("All songs have been played");
}


// Example of how to define the array:
const mySongs = ["Redrum", "In the End", "Numb", "Crawling", "Breaking the Habit"];
playlistShuffle(mySongs);




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