Beginning JavaScript (3rd Ed., 3rd ed.)
The Ultimate Guide to Modern JavaScript Development

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Discover everything you need to know to get up-to-speed with JavaScript development and add dynamic enhancements to web pages. This completely updated third edition reveals how the code works and when to use closures, constants, and execution content. 

Starting with the basics, you?ll see how to employ prototypical inheritance, as well as memory management, variable hoisting and event bubbling. Also covered is an introduction to Node.js and package managers, key to understanding the tools necessary in front-end development and how they are used with current JavaScript frameworks. 

JavaScript is one of the most important technologies on the web, providing the means to add dynamic functionality to your web pages and serving as the backbone of working with frameworks like Angular and React. Beginning JavaScript, Third Edition will take you from being a JavaScript novice to working freely with this important technology - begin your JavaScript journey today! 

What You'll Learn
  • Construct good JavaScript syntax following modern coding practices
  • Use JavaScript to communicate with the server and retrieve data
  • Dynamically manipulate markup, validate forms and deal with images
  • Debug applications using features inside the browser
  • Use TypeScript to bring strong typing to the language
Who This Book Is For 

Beginner to intermediate developers with a basic knowledge of front-end programming who are looking for a deeper understanding of how JavaScript works in the browser and how to answer questions in an interview.

1. Introduction to JavaScript

2. JavaScript and Development Tools

3. JavaScript Variables

4. JavaScript Objects and Arrays

5. JavaScript Functions and Context

6. JavaScript and Events

7. JavaScript and Programming Paradigms

8. JavaScript and Debugging

9. JavaScript and Client Side Development

10. JavaScript and Server Side Development

11. JavaScript and Application Frameworks: Angular

12. JavaScript and Application Frameworks: React

13. JavaScript and Static Deployment


Russ Ferguson is a freelance developer and instructor in the New York City area. He has worked with companies of all sizes, from startups to some of the largest organizations in the world.These companies have spanned multiple industries including, Cable Television, Book Publishing, Finance, and Advertising. He has worked on projects for companies like, Bank of America, General Mills, LG, Viacom and DC Comics.

Complete introduction to JavaScript, how it is used and best practices

Fully updated to include updates to the JavaScript API, modern frameworks and tools, and up-to-date methodologies

Covers not just how JavaScript is used in the browser, but how it is used on the server side and with frameworks