A Guide to HTML5 and CSS3 covers the basics of web development and it’s a great starting point whether your plan is to make websites, HTML5 mobile apps or games.
Besides explaining JavaScript, I also will introduce the basic principles of programming…
If you are new to programming, there will be a lot of new material to digest. (Eloquent JavaScript by Marijn Haverbeke, Introduction)
Who this book is for
This book has been written for programmers, by a programmer. So, in order to understand it, you should already know object-oriented programming, for example, via a mainstream programming language such as Java, PHP, C++, Python, Ruby, Objective-C, C#, or Perl…
How this book is organized
This book is divided into four parts, but the main two are:
JavaScript Quick Start
JavaScript in Depth
These parts are completely independent! You can treat them as if they were separate books: the former is more like a guide, the latter is more like a reference. (Speaking JavaScript by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer, Preface)
Written by Addy Osmani, Learning JavaScript Design Patterns will show you how to write beautiful, structured, and maintainable JavaScript by applying classical and modern design patterns to the language. This book is targeted at professional developers wishing to improve their knowledge of design patterns and how they can be applied to the JavaScript programming.
This book is for developers familiar with JavaScript; at least a year or two working frequently with the language, but who want to learn more about how you can apply it specifically to developing robust web-scale or enterprise applications.
The following topics are covered:
- JavaScript features and best practices for application developers
- Code organization, modularity, and reuse
- Separation of concerns on the client side (MVC, etc.)
- Communicating with servers and APIs
- Designing and programming RESTful APIs with Node.js
- Building, testing, collaboration, deployment, and scaling
- Expanding reach via internationalization
You Don’t Know JS is a series of books diving deep into the core mechanisms of the JavaScript language. The first edition of the series is now complete.
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