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Pro JavaScript Development

Coding, Capabilities, and Tooling

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Object-Oriented JavaScript

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    Pages 1-36

  3. Documenting JavaScript

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    Pages 37-63

  4. Writing High-Quality JavaScript

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    Pages 65-89

  5. Boosting JavaScript Performance

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    Pages 91-118

  6. Design Patterns: Creational

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    Pages 119-135

  7. Design Patterns: Structural

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    Pages 137-161

  8. Design Patterns: Behavioral

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    Pages 163-198

  9. Design Patterns: Architectural

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    Pages 199-221

  10. Managing Code File Dependencies

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    Pages 223-235

  11. Mobile JavaScript Development

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    Pages 237-259

  12. Building Games with Canvas API

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    Pages 261-319

  13. Using WebRTC for Video Chat

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    Pages 321-339

  14. Using Client-Side Templates

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    Pages 341-368

  15. The Node.js Application Platform

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    Pages 369-390

  16. Build Tools and Automation

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    Pages 391-422

  17. Browser Developer Tools

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    Pages 423-437

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 439-445
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About this book

Pro JavaScript Development is a practical guide for front-end web developers who are experienced at building web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and now wish to advance their JavaScript skills to a higher level. You will learn how to build large, well-structured, high quality, mobile-optimized web sites and apps, using the latest supported browser APIs, language features, and tools. This book teaches and shows you in practical hands-on terms how you can:

  • Master the performance, reliability, stability, and code manageability of your JavaScript
  • Understand and write efficient object-oriented and prototypal code, including full understanding of the ‘this’ keyword
  • Boost the performance of your JavaScript code
  • Architect large web applications using common design patterns
  • Write high quality JavaScript code and avoid the pitfalls most likely to cause errors
  • Manage code dependencies with AMD and RequireJS
  • Develop for mobile, build games, and set up a real-time video chat using modern APIs such as Geolocation, Canvas and WebRTC
  • Document your code as the professionals do
  • Write command-line and web server applications in JavaScript with Node.js,
  • Use build tools, such as Grunt and Gulp, to automate repetitive tasks and improve your development workflow

Using real-world examples and applications that you'll build yourself, Pro JavaScript Development has unique, practical content that will make you a better JavaScript developer. Become a master of the latest JavaScript coding techniques and tools, and harness its best capabilities today.

About the author

Den Odell is a multi-disciplined web developer with expert HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills. He is a web standards and accessibility advocate, with a special passion for user interface development.As a front-end (user interface) technical architect at the AKQA digital service agency in London, Den built and architected several large-scale web sites and rich Internet applications for anumber of clients, including Ferrari, Nike, and Nokia. After a hiatus in Sweden, where he used his technical skills and passion for music to help record labels and artists develop their presence on the Web, he has returned to London where his role as Head of Web Development at AKQA is helping deliver innovative front-end solutions to meet client's needs.In his spare time, Den runs nightclub events,plays records at clubs across Europe, and has a keen eye for digitalphotography.

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