Pragmatic Guide to JavaScript (Pragmatic Programmers) by Christophe Porteneuve

By Christophe Porteneuve

The JavaScript atmosphere could be tricky to hack via, even for knowledgeable programmers. there are such a lot of large JavaScript reference books and competing libraries to settle on from-Prototype, jQuery, MooTools, YUI, Dojo, ExtJS, etc.

Christophe Porteneuve is right here to assist: he promises basics, the main convenient ideas, and the insider's most sensible practices. If you're kind of cozy programming in any widely recognized language, you'll have the ability to leap into JavaScript in no time.

Divided into six components, the ebook starts off with JavaScript code styles which are too usually neglected by way of JavaScript coders. half 2 provides numerous crucial JavaScript tasks-DOM and CSS manipulations, plus occasion dealing with and timers-in a framework-agnostic approach, utilizing syntax from the entire significant flavors. elements three and four, respectively, hit JavaScript's top positive aspects for person interface functionality-tooltips, lightboxes, photograph processing, endless scrolling, and more-and varieties for receiving and validating enter. half five explores the client/server courting, relating cookies, JSON, and Ajax (same- and cross-domain). half 6 makes use of JavaScript in mashups with Twitter, Flickr, and geo-related APIs.

The appendices characteristic Christophe's two-page JavaScript cheat sheet, by means of hard-won tips about debugging even the main maddening JavaScript blunders. subsequent is an even-handed evaluate of the most important frameworks utilized in the publication and in so much JavaScript retailers at the present time. final, Christophe provides an in depth workforce of assets for utilizing and studying JavaScript and the main frameworks.

This Pragmatic advisor is exactly eager about the ideas that might get you begun in JavaScript. It's the place you return to get the complete scope of JavaScript on your head--fast! You'll quick comprehend its center syntax, features, and comparable frameworks. commence the following first.

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