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JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

You're reading from JavaScript from Beginner to Professional Learn JavaScript quickly by building fun, interactive, and dynamic web apps, games, and pages

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800562523

Length 546 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

jQuery

Concepts

Web Programming

Authors (4):

Codestars By Rob Percival

Laurence Svekis

Maaike van Putten

Rob Percival

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with JavaScript FREE CHAPTER

2. JavaScript Essentials

3. JavaScript Multiple Values

4. Logic Statements

5. Loops

6. Functions

7. Classes

8. Built-In JavaScript Methods

9. The Document Object Model

10. Dynamic Element Manipulation Using the DOM

11. Interactive Content and Event Listeners

12. Intermediate JavaScript

13. Concurrency

14. HTML5, Canvas, and JavaScript

15. Next Steps

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

17. Index

Appendix – Practice Exercise, Project, and Self-Check Quiz Answers

Classes

In this chapter, we are going to discuss JavaScript classes. We have seen JavaScript objects already, and classes are a blueprint or template for object creation. So, many of the things discussed here should not sound too unfamiliar or revolutionary.

Classes enable object-oriented programming, which was one of the most important design advancements in software development. This development reduced the complexity of applications and increased maintainability by a huge margin.

So, object-oriented programming and classes are of great importance for computer science in general. This is not necessarily the case when we apply it to JavaScript though. JavaScript classes are something special compared to other programming languages. Beneath the surface, classes are wrapped in some sort of special function. This means that they are actually an alternative syntax for defining objects using a constructor function. In this chapter, we will learn what classes are and how we can...

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Authors (4)

Percival

Percival

Rob Percival is a highly regarded web developer and Udemy instructor with over 1.7 million students. Over 500,000 of them have taken Rob's Complete Web Developer Course 2.0, as well as his Android Developer and iOS Developer courses.

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Laurence Svekis

Laurence Svekis

Laurence Svekis is an experienced web application developer. He has worked on multiple enterprise-level applications, hundreds of websites, business solutions, and many unique and innovative web applications. He has expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, and MySQL and is also passionate about web technologies, web application development, programming, and online marketing with a strong focus on social media and SEO. He is always willing to help his students experience what technology has to offer and looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experiences with the world.

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Maaike van Putten

Maaike van Putten

Maaike is a software consultant and trainer with a passion for sharing her expertise to empower others in their careers. Her love for software development shows in the numerous software development projects she participated in and the many certifications she obtained. She has designed and delivered a broad spectrum of training courses catering to beginners and seasoned developers in Java, Python, C# and many other languages and frameworks. Next to that, she has authored multiple books and online courses through multiple platforms reaching over 500,000 learners across the globe.

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Codestars By Rob Percival

Codestars By Rob Percival

Codestars, by Rob Percival, is a revolutionary on line learning platform on a mission to transform the way people learn to code. With a focus on simplicity, logic, and fun, Rob has empowered over half a million students through his courses. Recognizing the need for diverse and comprehensive learning experiences, Rob established Codestars as a collaborative effort. Codestars provides learners of all ages and proficiency levels with the tools and knowledge needed to build functional websites and apps. By making coding accessible and enjoyable, Codestars aims to simplify the learning journey and unlock the potential of aspiring coders worldwide.

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