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Modular Programming with JavaScript
Modular Programming with JavaScript

Modular Programming with JavaScript: Modularize your JavaScript code for better readability, greater maintainability, and enhanced testability

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Modular Programming with JavaScript

Chapter 2. Review of Important JavaScript OOP Concepts

Before we start creating and using our modules in JavaScript, it is important to have a good grasp of important Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts in JavaScript. We will rely on such concepts to design and implement our application modules in later chapters.

While my intent in this chapter is not to explore such conceptes in great depth, I will try to provide a good overview of some of the most important related topics.

If you feel that you are quite familiar with these concepts in JavaScript, you could skip this chapter and move on to the next one.

However, if you are not very familiar with OOP in JavaScript, even if you are familiar with similar concepts in classical object oriented languages, I encourage you to follow along as things are a little different in JavaScript. I think it will be worthwhile for you to have a look at these concepts in the realm of JavaScript.

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • JavaScript objects...

JavaScript objects

If you have programmed in JavaScript before (as I'm sure you have, since this book is intended for intermediate to advanced JavaScript programmers), you will certainly have used objects, even if you have not been aware of their inner workings.

If you are familiar with other more classical object oriented languages (such as C++, C#, or Java), you'll be surprised to know that there is no formal syntax for defining classes in JavaScript (at least till ECMAScript 6). I think you'll be even more surprised to find out that, without having a formal syntax, you are still able to create classes in JavaScript and harness the full power of object oriented design and architecture (and one could even argue in a more flexible way).

Note

Formal class definition in JavaScript

In the newer version of JavaScript (ES6), new syntax allows you to define classes in a more formal and structured way.

For more information visit the following link:

http://es6-features.org/

You can...

Summary

The goal of this chapter was to provide a quick overview of some OOP concepts in JavaScript. Having a good understanding of these concepts is important as we will be using them in implementing our modular architecture in the following chapters.

In this chapter, we looked at various ways of creating objects as well as concepts such as closure, encapsulation, and inheritance.

The assumption that I made was that you likely have a fairly good experience with JavaScript and are probably familiar with at least some of these concepts.

My intent was to provide "just enough" of a review of JavaScript OOP concepts to get you ready for future chapters.

There are many good resources available that can help you extend your knowledge of Object Oriented JavaScript principles further.

Two of my personal favorites on this topic are:

  • Object-Oriented JavaScript, Stoyan Stefanov, Kumar Chetan Sharma
  • Professional JavaScript for Web Developers, Nicholas C. Zakas

In the next chapter, we will start focusing...

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Key benefits

  • Design and build fully modular, modern JavaScript applications using modular design concepts
  • Improve code portability, maintainability, and integrity while creating highly scalable and responsive web applications
  • Implement your own loosely coupled code blocks that can power highly maintainable and powerful applications in a flexible and highly responsive modular architecture

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Programming in the modular manner is always encouraged for bigger systems—it is easier to achieve scalability with modular programming. Even JavaScript developers are now interested in building programs in a modular pattern. Modules help people who aren’t yet familiar with code to find what they are looking for and also makes it easier for programmers to keep things that are related close together. Designing and implementing applications in a modular manner is highly encouraged and desirable in both simple and enterprise level applications. This book covers some real-life examples of modules and how we can translate that into our world of programming and application design. After getting an overview of JavaScript object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts and their practical usage, you should be able to write your own object definitions using the module pattern. You will then learn to design and augment modules and will explore the concepts of cloning, inheritance, sub-modules, and code extensibility. You will also learn about SandBoxing, application design, and architecture based on modular design concepts. Become familiar with AMD and CommonJS utilities. By the end of the book, you will be able to build spectacular modular applications in JavaScript.

Who is this book for?

If you are an intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer who has experience of writing JavaScript code but probably not in a modular, portable manner, or you are looking to develop enterprise level JavaScript applications, then this book is for you. A basic understanding of JavaScript concepts such as OOP, prototypal inheritance, and closures is expected.

What you will learn

  • Understand the important concepts of OOP in JavaScript, such as scope, objects, inheritance, event delegation, and more
  • Find out how the module design pattern is used in OOP in JavaScript
  • Design and augment modules using both tight augmentation and loose augmentation
  • Extend the capabilities of modules by creating sub-modules using techniques such as cloning and inheritance
  • Move from isolated module pieces to a cohesive, well integrated application modules that can interact and work together without being tightly coupled
  • See how SandBoxing is used to create a medium for all the modules to talk to each other as well as to the core
  • Use the concepts of modular application design to handle dependencies and load modules asynchronously
  • Become familiar with AMD and CommonJS utilities and discover what the future of JavaScript holds for modular programming and architecture

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Table of Contents

11 Chapters
1. What Are Modules and Their Advantages? Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Review of Important JavaScript OOP Concepts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Module Design Pattern Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Designing Simple Modules Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Module Augmentation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Cloning, Inheritance, and Submodules Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Base, Sandbox, and Core Modules Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Application Implementation – Putting It All Together Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
9. Modular Application Design and Testing Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
10. Enterprise Grade Modular Design, AMD, CommonJS, and ES6 Modules Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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this is a fantastic book that teachers you how to build modular applications in javascript... and i am very happy i stumbled on it. It takes a very systematic approach towards the topic (building javascript applications using MVC/MV* patterns). I think the author has done a great job! There are some typos in the book though(that pretty much applications to all books)... that said, i cant recommend it enough! get it :-)
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Had this book been published at the same time the ES5 standard was released (2009), I would give it 5 stars. The author does an excellent job at explaining how to create modules using IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression), module augmentation techniques, OOP concepts, structural & behavior design patterns ( Facade, Mediator, Pub/Sub) and implements an excellent modular SPA (Single Page App) architecture based on Nicholas Zakas's 'Scalable JavaScript Application Architecture.'Because it was published after the release of the ES6/ES2015 standard, most of the content is dated. Since the release of ES2015 modules and modern browsers now supporting ES6 Modules, IIFE's are no longer the preferred technique to create modularity. The author dedicates only 4 pages to ES2015 modules.This book should have been about:1. How to migrate legacy IIFE modules to ES6 Modules2. How to use transpilers like Babel to create modules in ES6 and transpile back to ES5 module APIs (AMD, CommonJS, etc.).3. How to use tools like Webpack to support non-ES6 legacy browsers.4. Implementing the latest techniques for ES6 modules.In conclusion, the majority of the content is dated, however, one can still learn a lot on creating modularity with IIFE's and SPA modular architecture.
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