Название: Head First jаvascript Programming: A Learner's Guide to Modern jаvascript, 2nd Edition
Автор: Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson
Издательство: O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Год: 2024
Страниц: 662
Язык: английский
Формат: True/Retail PDF, True/Retail EPUB
Размер: 89.2 MB, 142.3 MB

What will you learn from this book?

The new edition of this brain-friendly guide takes you through a comprehensive journey into modern jаvascript, covering everything from core language fundamentals to today's cutting-edge features. You'll dive into the nuances of jаvascript types and the unparalleled flexibility of its functions. You'll also learn how to expertly navigate classes and objects, and finally understand closures. But that's just the beginning. You'll also get hands-on with the browser's document object model (DOM), engaging with jаvascript in exciting ways. You won't just be reading—you'll be playing games, solving puzzles, pondering mysteries, and interacting with jаvascript as never before. And you'll write real code, lots of it, so you can start building your own applications.

jаvascript is a programming language that didn’t come up through the ivy leagues with plenty of time for academic peer review. jаvascript was thrown out into the world out of necessity and grew up in the early browser neighborhood. jаvascript has been through quite the journey to get to where it is today: a fast, brilliant, modern language that is the programming language of the web. In this book, we explore modern jаvascript, covering the updated syntax and semantics that make coding more efficient and effective. We provide practical examples and best practices to help you master today’s jаvascript and build dynamic, robust applications. We don’t exhaustively cover every single aspect of the language. There’s a lot you can learn about jаvascript. This book is not a reference book; it’s a learning book, so it doesn’t cover everything there is to know about jаvascript. Our goal is to teach you the fundamentals of using jаvascript so that you can pick up any old reference book and do whatever you want with jаvascript.

The exercises and activities in this book are not add-ons; they’re part of the core content of the book. Some of them are to help with memory, some are for understanding, and some will help you apply what you’ve learned. Don’t skip the exercises. The crossword puzzles are the only things you don’t have to do, but they’re good for giving your brain a chance to think about the words in a different context.

What's so special about this book?

If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect: a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. If you haven't, you're in for a treat. With this book, you'll learn jаvascript through a multisensory experience that engages your mind—rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

Who is this book for?
If you can answer “yes” to all of these:

• Do you have access to a computer with a modern web browser and a text editor?
• Do you want to learn, understand, and remember how to program with jаvascript, using the best techniques and the most recent standards?
• Do you prefer stimulating dinner party conversation to dry, dull, academic lectures?
This book is for you.