{"product_id":"javascript-for-absolute-beginners-paperback","title":"JavaScript for Absolute Beginners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry McNavage\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are new to both JavaScript and programming, this hands-on book is for you. Rather than staring blankly at gobbledygook, you'll explore JavaScript by entering and running hundreds of code samples in Firebug, a free JavaScript debugger. Then in the last two chapters, you'll leave the safety of Firebug and hand-code an uber cool JavaScript application in your preferred text editor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a friendly, engaging narrative style, this innovative JavaScript tutorial covers the following essentials: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCore JavaScript syntax, such as value types, operators, expressions, and statements provided by ECMAScript. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures for manipulating XHTML, CSS, and events provided by DOM. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eObject-oriented JavaScript, including prototypal and classical inheritance, deep copy, and mixins. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClosure, lazy loading, advance conditional loading, chaining, currying, memoization, modules, callbacks, recursion, and other powerful function techniques. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncoding data with JSON or XML. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemote scripting with JSON-P or XMLHttpRequest \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrag-and-drop, animated scrollers, skin swappers, and other cool behaviors. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOptimizations to ensure your scripts run snappy. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFormatting and naming conventions to prevent you from looking like a greenhorn. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew ECMAScript 5, DOM 3, and HTML 5 features such as Object.create(), Function.prototype.bind(), strict mode, querySelector(), querySelectorAll(), and getElementsByClassName(). \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs you can see, due to its fresh approach, this book is by no means watered down. Therefore, over the course of your journey, you will go from JavaScript beginner to wizard, acquiring the skills recruiters desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerry McNavage has been programming with JavaScript for 14 years and is the author of \"JavaScript for Absolute Beginners\" (Apress, December 2010). In addition, Terry is an elite runner, typically running 100 or more miles per week, and a bit of a food geek. Like Brendan Eich, JavaScript's creator, Terry is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. So he's hoping the Pirates raise the Jolly Roger more often than not in 2012 rather than notch their 20th losing season in a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43371008819335,"sku":"9781430272199","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/r389--HFCS9781430272199.webp?v=1761317409","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/javascript-for-absolute-beginners-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}