Object-Oriented JavaScript: If you've limited or no experience with JavaScript, this book will put you on the road to being an expert. A wonderfully compiled introduction to objects in JavaScript, it teaches through examples and practical play., Edition 2

Name: Object-Oriented JavaScript: If you've limited or no experience with JavaScript, this book will put you on the road to being an expert. A wonderfully compiled introduction to objects in JavaScript, it teaches through examples and practical play., Edition 2
Rating: 3.799999952316284 (5 reviews)

Stoyan STEFANOV

Jul 2013 · Packt Publishing Ltd

5 reviews

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If you've limited or no experience with JavaScript, this book will put you on the road to being an expert. A wonderfully compiled introduction to objects in JavaScript, it teaches through examples and practical play.Key Features

Think in JavaScript
Make object-oriented programming accessible and understandable to web developers
Apply design patterns to solve JavaScript coding problems
Learn coding patterns that unleash the unique power of the language
Write better and more maintainable JavaScript code
Type in and play around with examples that can be used in your own scripts

Book DescriptionJavaScript is the behavior, the third pillar in today's paradigm that looks at web pages as something that consists of clearly distinguishable parts: content (HTML), presentation (CSS) and behavior (JavaScript). Using JavaScript, you can create not only web pages but also desktop widgets, browser and application extensions, and other pieces of software. It's a pretty good deal: you learn one language and then code all kinds of different applications. While there's one chapter specifically dedicated to the web browser environment including DOM, Events and AJAX tutorials, the rest is applicable to the other environments Many web developers have tried coding or adopting some bits of JavaScript, but it is time to "man up" and learn the language properly because it is the language of the browser and is, virtually, everywhere. This book starts from zero, not assuming any prior JavaScript programming knowledge and takes you through all the in-depth and exciting futures hidden behind the facade. Once listed in the "nice to have" sections of job postings, these days the knowledge of JavaScript is a deciding factor when it comes to hiring web developers. After reading this book you'll be prepared to ace your JavaScript job interview and even impress with some bits that the interviewer maybe didn't know. You should read this book if you want to be able to take your JavaScript skills to a new level of sophistication.What you will learn

The basics of object-oriented programming, and how to apply it in the JavaScript environment
How to set up and use your training environment (Firebug)
In depth discussion of data types, operators, and flow control statements in JavaScript
In depth discussion of functions, function usage patterns, and variable scope
Understand how prototypes work
Reuse code with common patterns for inheritance
Make your programs cleaner, faster and compatible with other programs and libraries
Use object-oriented JavaScript for improving script performance
Achieve missing object-oriented features in JavaScript

Who this book is for

For new to intermediate JavaScript developer who wants to prepare themselves for web development problems solved by smart JavaScript!

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5 reviews

Goofy8907

January 25, 2017

I really did not like this book because it tries to teach you JavaScript by letting you code, however, many of the examples given require that you already have code, like in the beginning of the book it tries to teach you about iframes and how you can manipulate them through the DOM, however, none of the examples actually teach you anything, because there is no way to see or understand what any of them do. This results in that you have to Google around and figure it out anyways, which basically defeats the purpose of learning from a book.

About the author

Stoyan Stefanov is a Facebook engineer, author, and speaker. He talks regularly about web development topics at conferences, and his blog, www.phpied.com. He also runs a number of other sites, including JSPatterns.com - a site dedicated to exploring JavaScript patterns. Previously at Yahoo!, Stoyan was the architect of YSlow 2.0 and creator of the image optimization tool, Smush.it. A "citizen of the world", Stoyan was born and raised in Bulgaria, but is also a Canadian citizen, currently residing in Los Angeles, California. In his offline moments, he enjoys playing the guitar, taking flying lessons, and spending time at the Santa Monica beaches with his family.

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