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Lesson 2 of 55 · javascript

Variables – var, let & const

Duration: 9 mins

Three ways to declare variables:

KeywordScopeRe‑assignmentHoisting
varFunction‑scoped✅Yes (initialised as undefined)
letBlock‑scoped✅No (Temporal Dead Zone)
constBlock‑scoped❌ (immutable binding)No (TDZ)

Example:

var a = 1;      // function‑scoped, can be redeclared
let b = 2;      // block‑scoped, cannot be redeclared in the same block
const C = 3;    // block‑scoped, constant binding
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