Completely revised and updated, this best-selling introduction to
programming in JavaScript focuses on writing real applications.
JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application,
from social apps like Twitter to browser-based game frameworks like
Phaser and Babylon. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play
with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to
build full-scale applications.
This much anticipated and thoroughly revised third edition of Eloquent
JavaScript dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to
write beautiful, effective code. It has been updated to reflect the
current state of Java¬Script and web browsers and includes brand-new
material on features like class notation, arrow functions, iterators,
async functions, template strings, and block scope. A host of new
exercises have also been added to test your skills and keep you on
track.
As with previous editions, Haverbeke continues to teach through
extensive examples and immerses you in code from the start, while
exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience with
writing your own programs. You start by learning the basic structure of
the JavaScript language as well as control structures, functions, and
data structures to help you write basic programs. Then you'll learn
about error handling and bug fixing, modularity, and asynchronous
programming before moving on to web browsers and how JavaScript is used
to program them. As you build projects such as an artificial life
simulation, a simple programming language, and a paint program, you'll
learn how to:
- Understand the essential elements of programming, including syntax,
control, and data
- Organize and clarify your code with object-oriented and functional
programming techniques
- Script the browser and make basic web applications
- Use the DOM effectively to interact with browsers
- Harness Node.js to build servers and utilities
Isn't it time you became fluent in the language of the Web?
* All source code is available online in an inter¬active sandbox, where
you can edit the code, run it, and see its output instantly.
