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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Making Decisions with Conditional Statements Improving the Random Number Guessing Game

Zaid Anki
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Zaid Anki
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Zaid Anki
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Can i just keep using the same "var guess" for the entire code rather than creating a new variable?

i found it easier as it gives the same results or am i missing something?

2 Answers

Marco Cornejo
Marco Cornejo
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Marco Cornejo
Marco Cornejo
3,412 Points

Yes, you are correct. This is an improvement, since using the same variable has the same result without spending unnecessary memory space by adding more variables. Perhaps the instructor added those 2 new variables because it's easier to read and comprehend for beginners, you however took it a step forward in terms of optimization. Great observation!

Hiroshi N
Hiroshi N
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Hiroshi N
Hiroshi N
1,946 Points

In addition to making it easier to understand, creating new variables also makes it less obvious that the outer IF block and the nested IF blocks repeat the same block of code, i.e.

if (parseInt(guess) === randomNumber){
correctGuess = true;
}