JavaScript is one of today''s most widely used scripting languages,
and is an essential ingredient for building standards-based dynamic
web sites and applications. While JavaScript has long enjoyed
support within all major web browsers, a recent wave of browsers
specifically boast significant improvement in JavaScript support
and performance. This improvement, combined with new web standards
such as HTML 5, makes learning JavaScript more important now than
ever.
This book covers the JavaScript language in its entirety,
showing you how to leverage its many features to create the next
generation of standards-compliant Rich Internet Applications (RIAs)
using Ajax, JSON, and much more.
Alexei White, a veteran programming instructor, provides you
with both a practical tutorial and an easily accessible reference.
The material presented reviews a range of topics from basic
JavaScript syntax and core functions to advanced topics such as
animation, debugging, remote server interaction, and offline
storage.
As you progress through the chapters, you''ll advance
yourJavaScript skills while gaining a strong understanding of the
JavaScript language. You''ll also discover new tools to solve
difficult real-world problems and find numerous reasons to keep
this book within arm''s reach.
What you will learn from this book
- All the core features of JavaScript, including types, objects,
operators, syntax, and regular expressions
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Various ways to create and work with functions, including the
use of closures
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How to create dynamic effects using DHTML and CSS, and how to
use Ajax techniques from the ground up
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Tips for mastering the quirks of and the differences between
browsers with each new technique or feature of the language
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How to use object-oriented design principles correctly in
JavaScript applications
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Ways to shorten your development time by mastering one of a
number of available debugging tools such as Firebug or Fiddler
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Methods for persisting data across web sessions using offline
storage
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How to avoid common traps and pitfalls like memory leaks and
performance hogs to make your programs run smoother and save you
time
Who this book is for
This book is written for web developers learning JavaScript for the
first time, or seasoned veterans looking to brush up on the latest
features of JavaScript.
Wrox Programmer''s References are designed to
give the experienced developer straight facts on a new technology,
without hype or unnecessary explanations. They deliver hard
information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new
tools to your development projects today.