Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja
Language: English
Published by Manning Publications, 2013
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HIGHLIGHT JavaScript master John Resig?creator of the amazing jQuery framework? shares the inside knowledge that makes him the true JavaScript Ninja. DESCRIPTION In Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, JavaScript expert John Resig reveals the inside know-how of the elite JavaScript programmers. Written to be accessible to JavaScript developers with intermediate-level skills. This book takes readers on a journey towards mastering modern JavaScript development in three phases: design, construction, and maintenance. It first establishes a base of strong, advanced JavaScript knowledge. The book then teaches readers how to construct a JavaScript library. It examines all the numerous tasks JavaScript libraries have to tackle and provides practical solutions and development strategies. It then presents the various maintenance techniques required to keep their code running well into the future. With Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja readers will gain the knowledge and Ninja-like skills to build their own JavaScript libraries, or to understand how to use any modern JavaScript library available. KEY POINTS ? John Resig is a genuine JavaScript rock star. Massive name recognition. ? Best practices for building a JavaScript library ? Advanced features of the JavaScript language ? Detailed cross-browser code problems and solutions MARKET INFORMATION JavaScript powers the web, but a lot has changed since the majority of the current JavaScript books were written. This book looks at the modern JavaScript techniques needed by the millions of current developers exploring Ajax, JavaScript library creation, and more interactive sites.…
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- Title
- Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja
- Author
- John Resig
- Publisher
- Manning Publications
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 193398869X
- ISBN 13
- 9781933988696
Secrets of the Javascript Ninja takes you on a journey towards mastering modern JavaScript development in three phases: design, construction, and maintenance. Written for JavaScript developers with intermediate-level skills, this book will give you the knowledge you need to create a cross-browser JavaScript library from the ground up.
About this Book
You can't always attack software head-on. Sometimes youcome at it sideways or sneak up from behind. You need tomaster an arsenal of tools and know every stealthy trick.You have to be a ninja.
Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja leads you down the pathway toJavaScript enlightenment. This unique book starts with keyconcepts, like the relationships between functions, objects, andclosures, taught from the master's perspective. You'll grow fromapprentice to ninja as you soak up fresh insights on the techniquesyou use every day and discover features and capabilities you neverknew about. When you reach the final chapters, you'll be ready tocode brilliant JavaScript applications and maybe even write yourown libraries and frameworks.
You don't have to be a ninja to read this book—just be willing tobecome one. Are you ready?
What's Inside
- Functions, objects, closures, regular expressions, and more
- Seeing applications and libraries from the right perspective
- Dealing with the complexities of cross-browser development
- Modern JavaScript design
About the Authors
John Resig is an acknowledged JavaScript authority and the creatorof the jQuery library. Bear Bibeault is a web developer and coauthorof Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, and jQueryin Action from Manning.
Table of Contents
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PART 1 PREPARING FOR TRAINING
- Enter the ninja
- Arming with testing and debugging PART 2 APPRENTICE TRAINING
- Functions are fundamental
- Wielding functions
- Closing in on closures
- Object-orientation with prototypes
- Wrangling regular expressions
- Taming threads and timers PART 3 NINJA TRAINING
- Ninja alchemy: runtime code evaluation
- With statements
- Developing cross-browser strategies
- Cutting through attributes, properties, and CSS PART 4 MASTER TRAINING
- Surviving events
- Manipulating the DOM
- CSS selector engines
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About the Author
Bear Bibeault has been working in the area of web applications since the mid-nineties, getting started with beta versions of JSP and Servlets. He is a senior moderator at the popular JavaRanch site, and has contributed articles to the JavaRanch Journal as well as Dr Dobb's Journal online. He is a co-author of several Manning books including Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, jQuery in Action, and jQuery in Action, Second Edition. He works and resides in Austin, Texas.
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