Professional JavaScript for Web Developers - Softcover

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Nicholas C. Zakas is a front-end architect who honed his skills working at Yahoo! for five years. He has worked in web development for over a decade, developing web solutions for some of the largest companies in the world. He is the author of previous editions of Professional JavaScript for Web Developers and a coauthor of Professional Ajax.

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If you want to achieve JavaScript's full potential, it is critical to understand its nature, history, and limitations. To that end, this updated version of the bestseller by veteran author and JavaScript guru Nicholas C. Zakas covers JavaScript from its very beginning to the present-day incarnations including the DOM, Ajax, and HTML5. Zakas shows you how to extend this powerful language to meet specific needs and create dynamic user interfaces for the web that blur the line between desktop and internet. By the end of the book, you'll have a strong understanding of the significant advances in web development as they relate to JavaScript so that you can apply them to your next website.

Professional JavaScript for Web Developers:

• Offers a detailed discussion of the components that make up a JavaScript implementation

• Zeroes in on new and emerging APIs such as the Selectors API, Web Workers, and Cross-Document Messaging

• Explores object-oriented programming in JavaScript

• Shows how to implement drag and drop file upload with Ajax and the File API

• Highlights the new core language features introduced in ECMAScript5

• Explains how to work with data formats such as XML and JSON

• Looks at what's coming in ECMAScript Harmony

• Walks you through creating offline-capable web applications

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Get up to date on the latest ways to use JavaScript in web development
 
If you want to achieve JavaScript's full potential, it is critical to understand its nature, history, and limitations. To that end, this updated version of the bestseller by veteran author and JavaScript guru Nicholas C. Zakas covers JavaScript from its very beginning to the present-day incarnations including the DOM, Ajax, and HTML5. Zakas shows you how to extend this powerful language to meet specific needs and create dynamic user interfaces for the web that blur the line between desktop and internet. By the end of the book, you'll have a strong understanding of the significant advances in web development as they relate to JavaScript so that you can apply them to your next website.
 
Professional JavaScript for Web Developers:
* Offers a detailed discussion of the components that make up a JavaScript implementation
* Zeroes in on new and emerging APIs such as the Selectors API, Web Workers, and Cross-Document Messaging
* Explores object-oriented programming in JavaScript
* Shows how to implement drag and drop file upload with Ajax and the File API
* Highlights the new core language features introduced in ECMAScript5
* Explains how to work with data formats such as XML and JSON
* Looks at what's coming in ECMAScript Harmony
* Walks you through creating offline-capable web applications
 
wrox.com
 
Programmer Forums
Join our Programmer to Programmer forums to ask and answer programming questions about this book, join discussions on the hottest topics in the industry, and connect with fellow programmers from around the world.
 
Code Downloads
Take advantage of free code samples from this book, as well as code samples from hundreds of other books, all ready to use.
 
Read More
Find articles, ebooks, sample chapters, and tables of contents for hundreds of books, and more reference resources on programming topics that matter to you.
 
Wrox Professional guides are written by working developers to address everyday needs. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.