Jonathon Simpson

How JavaScript Works

Master the Basics of JavaScript and Modern Web App Development

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Produktbeschreibung

JavaScript is a complicated language with a lot of misinformation surrounding how it works. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to JavaScript, from how it works at a technical level to how it is used to create websites and applications. Everything you need to know to start a career in JavaScript development is covered here.

How JavaScript Works begins with a practical introduction of the basics before moving into the technical underpinnings of JavaScript, detailing everything you need to know, including variables, memory storage, functions, classes, types, maps, sets and APIs. Once you've fully absorbed these key topics. author Jonathan Simpson will show you how to put them into practice, demonstrating how they are employed for modern web development. You'll learn how to use JavaScript with HTML and CSS to construct web pages and applications, how to change CSS with JavaScript, and how to utilize Fetch and asynchronous operations.
Upon completing this book, you will have the foundational knowledge necessary to continue your journey to becoming a professional JavaScript developer.

What You Will Learn:

Gain insight into the technical essentials of JavaScript and how it worksLearn advanced concepts and such as memory storage and how classes, functions and objects actually work
Explore the basic mathematical underpinnings of JavaScriptUnderstand how JavaScript is used to manipulate HTML and CSS
Obtain the tools and knowledge needed to start your career in web development

Who This Book Is For:

Anyone interested in a web development career, as well as those who may have already embarked on their careers, but who want to deepen their technical understanding of JavaScript and how it works.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apress / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-4842-9737-7
• 1st ed.
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781484297377
• ISBN-10: 1484297377
• Artikelnr.: 68447050

Autorenporträt

Jonathon Simpson studied at UCL and is a Product Owner at Revolut and has more than than 12 years of web development experience working on a wide range of products and services. Jonathon also owns and operates a popular software engineering blog focusing on JavaScript.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch1 Introduction to JavaScript.- Ch2 Variables, Comments, and Logical Statements.- Ch3 Introduction to Objects, Arrays.- Ch4 Loops and Iterables.- Ch5 References, Values, and Memory Management.- Ch6 Functions and Classes.- Ch7 Types.- Ch8 Manipulating and Interacting with HTML.- Ch9 Maps and Sets.- Ch10 Fetching Data, APIs and Promises.- Ch11 Errors and the Console.- Ch12 Maps and Sets.- Ch13 Websockets.- Conclusion.- Appendix.