Preface: A Magical Start

Dear Young Wizard,

Welcome to your first year at Codewarts School of JavaScript and Wizardry. You're holding a spellbook that teaches you how to code: the magical way computers think!

Just like learning spells at Hogwarts, JavaScript lets you tell a computer what to do using logic, numbers, and words. But this book is different. You won't need wands, owls, or long scrolls of confusing code.

Instead, we'll use:

• 🪄 let -> for creating your own magic items (variables)
• ✨ => -> for crafting spells (functions)
• 🎲 Arrays -> for storing magical collections
• 🔁 Loops -> for making things happen again and again

We're keeping things simple and clear. No confusing var, no class, no weird this, and definitely no dark prototype magic. Just the essence of programming, through the lens of a magical world.

Every lesson is short, playful, and full of Harry Potter references you'll love like building your own house points tracker, a pet generator, and a wizard duel simulator.

So grab your wand (or keyboard), open your browser, and get ready to cast your first spell in code.

Let the magic begin!

— Professor O.C. (Order of Code)