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ES6 for Humans

The Latest Standard of JavaScript: ES2015 and Beyond

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  • Specifically targets teaching ES6 – quickly learn what’s new and changed in JavaScript without having to go through old concepts

  • Learn to build scalable web apps by building small projects featured in the examples

  • Not just a tech reference – project-based learning model enables you to learn by doing

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Getting Started with ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 1-10
  3. New Syntax in ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 11-35
  4. Destructuring

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 37-47
  5. Classes in ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 49-64
  6. Modules

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 65-74
  7. Symbols in ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 75-80
  8. Arrays and Collections

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 81-96
  9. Iterators and Generators

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 97-108
  10. Promises in ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 109-116
  11. Meta Programming

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 117-127
  12. Beyond ES6

    • Deepak Grover, Hanu Prateek Kunduru
    Pages 129-134
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 135-137

About this book

Learn ES6 best practices for code optimization and organization and walk through practical, common examples of how to implement complete components of your applications. While this book covers the basic concepts of modern JavaScript, it primarily focuses on the new syntax, data-types, functionalities, and everything else that's new in ES6, the latest standard of JavaScript. 


You'll examine how to use ES6 in functional programming and explore the new more modular and object-oriented approach to JavaScript. This book will help you sharpen and upgrade your JavaScript language skills so you to easily explore modern ES6 based frameworks or libraries such as ReactJS, ReactNative, Angular4 and Vue.js.


ES6 for Humans  is a complete guide to writing ES6 and will enable you to start taking advantage of this exciting new version of JavaScript. 




What
You'll Learn
  • Use all the new features added to JavaScript
  • Compare ES5 and ES6 in varied situations
  • Refresh your core JavaScript fundamentals
  • Understand the modular and object-oriented approach to JavaScript

Who this Book Is For


Any Javascript developer who wants to fully understand and dive into the new features of ES6/ES2015. 
Developers with some background in programming, preferably in JavaScript.  
A basic understanding of coding concepts and exposure to object-oriented programming is expected. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Delhi, India

    Deepak Grover

  • Seattle, USA

    Hanu Prateek Kunduru

About the authors

Deepak Grover is a software architect from India, who has been helping several startups grow and build scalable products. He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering and has been programming for the past eight years. He is proficient in JavaScript and has built several open sources libraries using ES6, ReactJS, and Angular 2 from the ground up. Besides computers, he likes to travel and can be often found speaking about JavaScript at tech meetups.

Hanu Prateek Kunduru iis a computer languages polyglot and has worked extensively with C, C++, Java, Python, Ruby, and JavaScript. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience building and scaling technology and web products. Previously a CTO at a tech startup, he has experience managing large developer teams and workflows. He currently works as a staff member at 42 Silicon Valley in California, a coding school with a revolutionary project based, peer-to-peer learning environment.

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Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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