Using let instead of var

There are certainly differences between the old way of declaring variables in JS, using var, and the new way, using let and const. I highly recommend googling it, but i'll try to explain a little bit of it. It mostly has to do with Global vs block level scope. I believe this course will explain scope later. But essentially a common issue with var is that, if you're not careful, you may unintentially change the value of your variable at some point. Since var has no way to lock in it's value they (The mystics of JS magic) decided to create 2 new ways to declare variables, which are to replace var. Var will still work, but you should learn the 2 new ways. let acts pretty similar to var, with some key difference. The second way of declaring variables is now 'const'. Const solves the issue of mistakenly changing the value of variables. Const variable cannot have their value changed. A good example of when to use let or const would be, for example, your score in a video game always changes, so use let. A mathematical equation, or the starting score in a video game are always the same, so use const. Hope this helps. Remember, use all resources. Especially google for clarification. Keep up the good work, Remco.

-Thomas Ketterman