Learning JavaScript A Hands-On Guide to the Fundamentals of Modern JavaScript |
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| Author:
| Wright, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-13-301626-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
| Publisher: | Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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Get Started Fast with Modern JavaScript Web Development!
With the arrival of HTML5, jQuery, and Ajax, JavaScript web development skills are more valuable than ever! This complete, hands-on JavaScript tutorial covers everything you need to know now. Using line-by-line code walkthroughs and end-of-chapter exercises, top web developer and speaker Tim Wright will help you get...
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Get Started Fast with Modern JavaScript Web Development!
With the arrival of HTML5, jQuery, and Ajax, JavaScript web development skills are more valuable than ever! This complete, hands-on JavaScript tutorial covers everything you need to know now. Using line-by-line code walkthroughs and end-of-chapter exercises, top web developer and speaker Tim Wright will help you get results fast, even if you've never written a line of JavaScript before.
Smart, friendly, enthusiastic, and packed with modern examples, Learning JavaScript covers both design-level and development-level JavaScript. You'll find expert knowledge and best practices for everything from jQuery and interface design to code organization and front-end templating. Wright's focused coverage includes regular break points and clear reviews that make modern JavaScript easier to learn--and easier to use!
Learning JavaScript is your fastest route to success with JavaScript--whether you're entirely new to the language or you need to sharpen and upgrade skills you first learned a decade ago!
Coverage includes
* Mastering all of the JavaScript concepts and terminology you need to write new programs or efficiently modify existing code
* Creating robust, secure code for both the design and development levels
* Maximizing usability, reusability, accessibility, clarity, security, and performance
* Taking full advantage of the browser environments your code will run in
* Accessing the DOM to create behaviors and data interactions
* Storing data for easy and efficient access
* Using variables, functions, loops, and other core language features
* Interacting with users through events
* Communicating with servers through Ajax
* Improving your productivity with JavaScript libraries