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Summary
CoffeeScript in Action is a tutorial that teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It begins by quickly exposing you to CoffeeScript's new, but instantly-familiar syntax. Then, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. Language junkies will especially appreciate how this book takes idioms from other programming languages and shows you how CoffeeScript makes them available in JavaScript.
About the Book
JavaScript runs (almost) everywhere but it can be quirky and awkward. Its cousin CoffeeScript is easier to comprehend and compose. An expressive language, not unlike Ruby or Python, it compiles into standard JavaScript without modification and is a great choice for complex web applications. It runs in any JavaScript-enabled environment and is easy to use with Node.js and Rails.
CoffeeScript in Action teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It immerses you in CoffeeScript's comfortable syntax before diving into the concepts and techniques you need in order to write elegant CoffeeScript programs. Throughout, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. For language junkies, the book explains how CoffeeScript brings idioms from other languages into JavaScript.
What's Inside
Readers need a basic grasp of web development and how JavaScript works. No prior exposure to CoffeeScript is required.
About the Author
Patrick Lee is a developer, designer, and software consultant, working with design startup Canva in Sydney, Australia.
Table of Contents
CoffeeScript in Action is a tutorial that teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It begins by quickly exposing you to CoffeeScript's new, but instantly-familiar syntax. Then, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. Language junkies will especially appreciate how this book takes idioms from other programming languages and shows you how CoffeeScript makes them available in JavaScript.
About the Book
JavaScript runs (almost) everywhere but it can be quirky and awkward. Its cousin CoffeeScript is easier to comprehend and compose. An expressive language, not unlike Ruby or Python, it compiles into standard JavaScript without modification and is a great choice for complex web applications. It runs in any JavaScript-enabled environment and is easy to use with Node.js and Rails.
CoffeeScript in Action teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It immerses you in CoffeeScript's comfortable syntax before diving into the concepts and techniques you need in order to write elegant CoffeeScript programs. Throughout, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. For language junkies, the book explains how CoffeeScript brings idioms from other languages into JavaScript.
What's Inside
- CoffeeScript's syntax and structure
- Web application patterns and best practices
- Prototype-based OOP
- Functional programming
- Asynchronous programming techniques
- Builds and testing
Readers need a basic grasp of web development and how JavaScript works. No prior exposure to CoffeeScript is required.
About the Author
Patrick Lee is a developer, designer, and software consultant, working with design startup Canva in Sydney, Australia.
Table of Contents
- PART 1 FOUNDATIONS
- The road to CoffeeScript
- Simplified syntax
- First-class functions
- Dynamic objects PART 2 COMPOSITION
- Composing objects
- Composing functions
- Style and semantics
- Metaprogramming
- Composing the asynchronous PART 3 APPLICATIONS
- Driving with tests
- In the browser
- Modules and builds
- ECMAScript and the future of CoffeeScript
Summary
CoffeeScript in Action is a tutorial that teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It begins by quickly exposing you to CoffeeScript's new, but instantly-familiar syntax. Then, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. Language ju...
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About the author
Patrick Lee is a developer, designer, and software consultant, working with design startup Canva in Sydney, Australia
Patrick Lee is a developer, designer, and software consultant, working with design startup Canva in Sydney, Australia
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