Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

Summarymore Than Ever, The Web Is A Universal Platform For All Types Of Applications, And Javascript Is The Language Of The Web. If YouRe Serious About Web Development, ItS Not Enough To Be A Decent Javascript Coder. You Need To Be Ninja-Stealthy, Efficient, And Ready For Anything. This Book Shows You How.Purchase Of The Print Book Includes A Free Ebook In Pdf, Kindle, And Epub Formats From Manning Publications.About The Technologyjavascript Is Rapidly Becoming A Universal Language For Every Type Of Application, Whether On The Web, On The Desktop, In The Cloud, Or On Mobile Devices. When You Become A Javascript Pro, You Have A Powerful Skill Set ThatS Usable Across All These Domains.About The Booksecrets Of The Javascript Ninja, Second Edition Uses Practical Examples To Clearly Illustrate Each Core Concept And Technique. This Completely Revised Edition Shows You How To Master Key Javascript Concepts Such As Functions, Closures, Objects, Prototypes, And Promises. It Covers Apis Such As The Dom, Events, And Timers. YouLl Discover Best Practice Techniques Such As Testing, And Cross-Browser Development, All Taught From The Perspective Of Skilled Javascript Practitioners.WhatS Insidewriting More Effective Code With Functions, Objects, And Closureslearning To Avoid Javascript Application Pitfallsusing Regular Expressions To Write Succinct Text-Processing Codemanaging Asynchronous Code With Promisesfully Revised To Cover Concepts From Es6 And Es7About The Readeryou DonT Have To Be A Ninja To Read This Book-Just Be Willing To Become One. Are You Ready?About The Authorsjohn Resig Is An Acknowledged Javascript Authority And The Creator Of The Jquery Library. Bear Bibeault Is A Web Developer And Author Of The First Edition, As Well As Coauthor Of Ajax In Practice, Prototype And Scriptaculous In Action, And Jquery In Action From Manning. Josip Maras Is A Post-Doctoral Researcher And Teacher.Table Of Contentspart 1 - Warming Upjavascript Is Everywherebuilding The Page At Runtimepart 2 - Understanding Functionsfirst-Class Functions For The Novice: Definitions And Arguments Functions For The Journeyman: Understanding Function Invocation Functions For The Master: Closures And Scopesfunctions For The Future: Generators And Promisespart 3 - Digging Into Objects And Fortifying Your Codeobject Orientation With Prototypescontrolling Access To Objectsdealing With Collectionswrangling Regular Expressionscode Modularization Techniquespart 4 - Browser Reconnaissanceworking The Domsurviving Eventsdeveloping Cross-Browser Strategies