Dates & Times

The video tutorial introduces the JavaScript Date object, explaining how to create and manipulate dates. It covers creating a date object, formatting dates, retrieving date components like month and year, and setting date and time values. The tutorial also highlights the importance of understanding zero-based indexing for months and provides a brief look at the MDN documentation for further learning. The session concludes with a preview of upcoming topics on control structures.

What is the purpose of the date object in JavaScript?

How do you instantiate a new date object in JavaScript?

What will the type of a date object be when checked using 'typeof'?

Explain how to convert a date object to a string in JavaScript.

What is the significance of zero-based indexing when getting the month from a date object?

Describe how to retrieve the current timestamp using a date object.

How can you manipulate the date object to change the month?