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JavaScript jQuery Basics (2014) Creating a Password Confirmation Form Perform: Part 2

Anthony c
Anthony c
20,907 Points
Posted by Anthony c
Anthony c
20,907 Points

Creating variables

I found the part where we suddenly refactored our code with variables to be a distraction.

I understand it was just to get us used to refactoring and making our code dry, but I feel like it threw my focus off the of the core underlying concept we're trying to understand... it would have been better to finish the tutorial and do the refactor at the end, or not at all.

I'm referring to:

var $password = $("#password");

var $confirmPassword = $("#confirm_password");

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

I have to confer with Anthony. I would have liked to see the whole thing without being refactored first. I'm sure lots of people can keep up just fine but I'm really working to grasp these concepts. Andrew, thank you for your teaching...I'll keep at it till I get it.