JavaScript: The Comprehensive Guide to Learning Professional JavaScript Programming (Second Edition) (Rheinwerk Computing)

Start your JavaScript journey with this hands-on guide! Discover everything there is to know about professional JavaScript programming, from core language concepts to essential client-side tasks. Create powerful backend applications with Node.js and build dynamic web and mobile applications with step-by-step instructions. Expand your skillset by exploring server-side development, advanced language features, and artificial intelligence capabilities, from local chatbots to image recognition with TensorFlow.

• Your all-in-one guide to JavaScript
• Work with objects, reference types, events, forms, and web APIs
• Build server-side applications, mobile applications, AI applications, and more
• Download and consult practical code examples

Language Fundamentals
Refresh your knowledge or take your first steps with in-depth coverage of JavaScript basics. Understand how to store values, use data types, control flow, and debug your code.

Client-Side Programming
Build dynamic web applications by learning to process events, load content, create images, and use web APIs.

Advanced Concepts
Explore advanced language features and perform complex tasks: server-side application development with Node.js, mobile application development with React Native and Iconic, and more.

New to This Edition
Enjoy expanded coverage of methods, properties, and error types. Get the latest information on jQuery, NW.js, and Electron, and see how AI and TensorFlow.js complement your JavaScript work.

Philip Ackermann is the CTO of Cedalo GmbH and the author of several reference books and technical articles on Java, JavaScript and web development. In addition to these books, Philip regularly contributes expert articles about JavaScript to journals and magazines, such as those published by Heise. His focus is on the design and development of Node.js projects in the areas of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things.