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### Scope and Closure

* When you first start writing a program in JS, you are in the `Global Scope`. If we define a variable, it will be defined globally.
* When we first start writing a program in JS, we are in the `Global Scope`. If we define a variable, it will be defined globally.
```javascript
const number = 1;
```
We generally want to avoid globally scoped variables as you can very quickly run into namespacing issues.
We generally want to avoid globally scoped variables as we can very quickly run into namespacing issues.

* A local scope refers to any scope defined inside the global scope. Each function defined has its own local scope.
```js
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### Anatomy of a function

When we approach a function, one of the most valuable abilities is to comfortably understand what the goals
and the use cases of a function are. This can be difficult when a function is not named well, however eventually
and the use cases of a function are. This can be difficult when a function is not named well. However, eventually,
even a poorly named function can be parsed by someone with enough experience and knowledge - for example:

```js
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}
```

Now this might start to look a bit intimidating, but let's break it down and demystify. We have an expression being passed into
Now, this might start to look a bit intimidating, but let's break it down and demystify. We have an expression being passed into
a function call it looks like! Not only that, part of the expression is a function itself - how does this all work, what is the order?

Well, one thing to remember, is that before any variables or expressions are passed into a function as an argument, they need to be resolved
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