JavaScript: Mastering JavaScript from Basics to Advanced Topics

Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc · Philip Ackermann

Sep 2024 · Packt Publishing Ltd

Ebook

985

Pages

About this ebook

Master JavaScript with this comprehensive guide covering everything from basics to advanced programming topics like asynchronous programming, Node.js, and server-side development.Key Features

Complete coverage of JavaScript from basics to advanced features
Hands-on web development and server-side programming with Node.js
Specific focus on practical examples and asynchronous programming

Book DescriptionThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to JavaScript and web development, starting with the basics of programming and progressing through advanced topics. The initial chapters introduce JavaScript, exploring its history, its relationship with HTML and CSS, and how to integrate it into web pages. Readers will learn to create and manipulate variables, data types, and operators while controlling the flow of programs using loops and functions. As the book advances, it covers more complex concepts like working with objects, arrays, and strings, and introduces modern web APIs, such as Ajax, Fetch API, and browser storage methods. Additional chapters focus on object-oriented and functional programming, emphasizing JavaScript’s versatile capabilities. Later sections explore asynchronous programming, server-based applications with Node.js, and creating mobile and desktop applications using frameworks like React Native and Electron. There is also a focus on controlling microcontrollers using JavaScript, automating tasks with Grunt and Gulp, and managing source code through Git, providing a full-stack development approach with JavaScript at its core.What you will learn

Understand JavaScript basics
Build dynamic web pages
Use asynchronous programming
Master object-oriented programming
Develop server-side applications
Create mobile and desktop apps

Who this book is for

This book is ideal for aspiring web developers, software engineers, and professionals looking to deepen their JavaScript knowledge. Basic programming knowledge is helpful, but the guide is also suitable for beginners eager to learn JavaScript and its practical applications.

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About the author

The Rheinwerk Computing series offers new and established professional comprehensive guidance to enrich the readers' skillsets and enhance their career prospects. Their publications are written by leading experts in the fields of programming, administration, security, analytics, and more. Each book is detailed and hands-on to help readers develop essential, practical skills that they can apply to their daily work.

Philip Ackermann is CTO of Cedalo GmbH and author of several reference books and technical articles on Java, JavaScript and web development. His focus is on the design and development of Node.js projects in the areas of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things.

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