Coercion in JavaScript

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This course is a part of Improve Your JavaScript Language Skills, a 9-course Learning Path series from LinkedIn Learning.

Learn how to leverage implicit and explicit coercion functions to reduce the amount of repetition in your programs and create code that is more flexible. Kyle Simpson explains how coercion works, providing insights about common uses and how to avoid unexpected results. He clarifies how coercion impacts the style and readability of your code and demonstrates how to work with primitive types, special values, natives, operators, and important functions.