Pro JavaScript Techniques is the ultimate JavaScript book for today's web developer. It provides everything you need to know about modern JavaScript, and teaches you what JavaScript can do for your web sites. This book doesn't waste any time looking at things you already know, but instead concentrates on fundamental, vital topics—what modern JavaScripting is (and isn't), and pitfalls to be wary of.
You will learn about the 'this' keyword, as well as new object tools. You will be able to create reusable code with encapsulation, overloading and inheritance. The most recent techniques for debugging and testing are covered comprehensively, with information on Chrome developer tools, Jasmine, PhantomJS and Protractor. This update finishes with chapters on constructing single-page web applications that dominate the modern web.
The book is filled with real-world examples and case studies, as well as numerous reusable functions and classes to save you time in your development. You will learn the practical skills needed to build professional, dynamic web applications. Pro JavaScript Techniques is an indispensable reference for any professional JavaScript web developer—enhance your JavaScript development today.

Pro JavaScript Techniques: Second Edition

Computers & Technology

Resig, John

Ferguson, Russ

Paxton, John

Web Development & Design

Apress

This book addresses today’s approach to JavaScript in detail: modern browser support, including information on Internet Explorer 7; Object-Oriented JavaScript; testing and debugging; unobtrusive JavaScript techniques using DOM Scripting; Ajax; creating and using blocks of reusable code, and the future of JavaScript. All the concepts expressed in this up-to-the-minute reference are thoroughly backed up with real world examples and full-scale case studies. The book offers reusable functions for readers to use in their own projects, a significant time-saver. Also included are several reference sections that allow developers to look up details quickly and easily.

Pro JavaScript Techniques

Summary More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. If you're serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. You need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. This book shows you how. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology JavaScript is rapidly becoming a universal language for every type of application, whether on the web, on the desktop, in the cloud, or on mobile devices. When you become a JavaScript pro, you have a powerful skill set that’s usable across all these domains. About the Book Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition uses practical examples to clearly illustrate each core concept and technique. This completely revised edition shows you how to master key JavaScript concepts such as functions, closures, objects, prototypes, and promises. It covers APIs such as the DOM, events, and timers. You’ll discover best practice techniques such as testing, and cross-browser development, all taught from the perspective of skilled JavaScript practitioners. What’s Inside <ul>
<li>Writing more effective code with functions, objects, and closures</li>
<li>Learning to avoid JavaScript application pitfalls</li>
<li>Using regular expressions to write succinct text-processing code</li>
<li>Managing asynchronous code with promises</li>
<li>Fully revised to cover concepts from ES6 and ES7</li>
</ul>
 About the Reader You don’t have to be a ninja to read this book—just be willing to become one. Are you ready? About the Authors John Resig is an acknowledged JavaScript authority and the creator of the jQuery library. Bear Bibeault is a web developer and author of the first edition, as well as coauthor of Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, and jQuery in Action from Manning. Josip Maras is a post-doctoral researcher and teacher. Table of Contents <ol>PART 1 - WARMING UP<li>JavaScript is everywhere</li>
<li>Building the page at runtime</li>PART 2 - UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS<li>First-class functions for the novice: definitions and arguments </li>
<li>Functions for the journeyman: understanding function invocation </li>
<li>Functions for the master: closures and scopes</li>
<li>Functions for the future: generators and promises</li>PART 3 - DIGGING INTO OBJECTS AND FORTIFYING YOUR CODE<li>Object orientation with prototypes</li>
<li>Controlling access to objects</li>
<li>Dealing with collections</li>
<li>Wrangling regular expressions</li>
<li>Code modularization techniques</li>PART 4 - BROWSER RECONNAISSANCE<li>Working the DOM</li>
<li>Surviving events</li>
<li>Developing cross-browser strategies</li>
</ol>

Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

Bibeault, Bear

Maras, Josip

Manning

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