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JavaScript from Beginner to Professional
JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

JavaScript from Beginner to Professional: Learn JavaScript quickly by building fun, interactive, and dynamic web apps, games, and pages

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JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

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Key benefits

  • Write eloquent JavaScript and employ fundamental and advanced features to create your own web apps
  • Interact with the browser with HTML and JavaScript, and add dynamic images, shapes, and text with HTML5 Canvas
  • Build a password checker, paint web app, hangman game, and many more fun projects

Description

This book demonstrates the capabilities of JavaScript for web application development by combining theoretical learning with code exercises and fun projects that you can challenge yourself with. The guiding principle of the book is to show how straightforward JavaScript techniques can be used to make web apps ranging from dynamic websites to simple browser-based games. JavaScript from Beginner to Professional focuses on key programming concepts and Document Object Model manipulations that are used to solve common problems in professional web applications. These include data validation, manipulating the appearance of web pages, working with asynchronous and concurrent code. The book uses project-based learning to provide context for the theoretical components in a series of code examples that can be used as modules of an application, such as input validators, games, and simple animations. This will be supplemented with a brief crash course on HTML and CSS to illustrate how JavaScript components fit into a complete web application. As you learn the concepts, you can try them in your own editor or browser console to get a solid understanding of how they work and what they do. By the end of this JavaScript book, you will feel confident writing core JavaScript code and be equipped to progress to more advanced libraries, frameworks, and environments such as React, Angular, and Node.js.

Who is this book for?

This book is for people who are new to JavaScript (JS) or those looking to build up their skills in web development. Basic familiarity with HTML & CSS would be beneficial. Whether you are a junior or intermediate developer who needs an easy-to-understand practical guide for JS concepts, a developer who wants to transition into working with JS, or a student studying programming concepts using JS, this book will prove helpful.

What you will learn

  • Use logic statements to make decisions within your code
  • Save time with JavaScript loops by avoiding writing the same code repeatedly
  • Use JavaScript functions and methods to selectively execute code
  • Connect to HTML5 elements and bring your own web pages to life with interactive content
  • Make your search patterns more effective with regular expressions
  • Explore concurrency and asynchronous programming to process events efficiently and improve performance
  • Get a head start on your next steps with primers on key libraries, frameworks, and APIs

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Table of Contents

17 Chapters
Getting Started with JavaScript Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
JavaScript Essentials Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
JavaScript Multiple Values Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Logic Statements Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Loops Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Classes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Built-In JavaScript Methods Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
The Document Object Model Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Dynamic Element Manipulation Using the DOM Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Interactive Content and Event Listeners Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Intermediate JavaScript Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Concurrency Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
HTML5, Canvas, and JavaScript Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Next Steps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Ali Jan 20, 2024
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A great book and definitely recommended. Lots of interesting insights on JS and useful for beginners or some developers coming from other languages. I enjoy practical exercises as they are very well structured and introduce new concepts, leaving some room for devs to explore and experiment. Thank you for this great book!
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S DE CLERK May 31, 2022
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I love this book.As a beginner I've been struggling to find good books on JS. Compared to languages like Python, there aren't many books around for beginners, and most recommended books are at least 5 years old. The most recommended one (starts with in "E"...) is super confusing and goes from easy to very hard to follow (for beginners) within the first 3 chapters. This book, however, is different.It's a true book for those new to Javascript and holds your hand, without insulting your intelligence, all the way. The in-chapter exercises are great for reinforcing learning, with end of chapter projects that are fun and practical and challenging in a way that doesn't make you want to rage quit and throw the book through your computer screen (like other books do). It provides detailed instructions on what is expected. The best part is that ALL the answers are at the back of the book for reference, so no frustrating googling or pulling answers from github.The code examples in the book are easy to follow, however sometimes it goes over two (or more) pages which can make it somewhat difficult to follow. This is a problem with most books though, and I wish they'd include line numbers to make it easier.The layout of the book makes it easy to reference and I find myself coming back to it to go over concepts and syntax again when building projects. Sure you can search online, but you can make notes in the book, which is why I love books and often find it more useful.In conclusion, if you're a noob, then you should DEFINITELY get this book. It's one of the most up-to-date books on the language (although for some reason they still use 'var' when 'let' and 'const' are deemed to be best practice these days, but it's not a deal-breaker since 'let' and 'const' best-practice is fairly recent and you'll encounter 'var' in the majority of code you'll come across.I love this book, and so will you.
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TomSF Dec 09, 2022
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I have 7 JS books, this one is the best! very practical.
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Andre Thomas Dec 27, 2021
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This first edition is off to a great start. This gives those looking to learn JavaScript a major advantage when it comes to get up and running quickly. Tutorial videos are good but they lack in thoroughness. This book gives the detail one need to actually grasp the fundamentals so that you don’t just know that it works but you know WHY and HOW it works. This latter understanding sets you apart from the competition big time.I am really enjoying this read because it’s easy to understand and it’s filling the gaps in my understanding. So grateful for this book. A must read for sure.
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Si Dunn Feb 07, 2022
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I received a review copy of this book, and I am impressed with the quality and thoroughness of its contents. I don't work with JavaScript frequently these days, but when I do, I like to have a good JavaScript book close at hand so I can look up the things and quirks that I can't quite remember. To me, this is a good how-to book not only for learning JavaScript from scratch, but also for keeping skills refreshed, and learning some new aspects of JS when needed. This book's writing is clear, the examples and self-tests are good, and I particularly like the fact that answers to the practice tests are included at the back. I also like how beginners are shown how to work with HTML right away and to use their computer's console to view results. I do wish that Node.js and using node to run .JS files at the command line had been introduced sooner than near the end of the book. However, it hasn't hurt me at all to spend more time with the Chrome, Windows, and Firefox consoles while testing out many of this book's code examples. I recommend this book to others who are either learning JavaScript or needing a good how-to book to keep handy. My thanks to Packt for giving me this opportunity to review it.
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