Coding with Javascript for Dummies
ISBN: 9788126556663
368 pages
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Description
Coding with JavaScript For Dummies provides easy, hands-on instruction for anyone looking to learn this popular client-side language. No experience? No problem! This friendly guide starts from the very beginning and walks you through the basics, then shows you how to apply what you've learned to real projects. You'll start building right away, including web page elements and simple applications, so you can immediately see how JavaScript is used in the real world.
Introduction
Part I: Getting Started with JavaScript
Chapter 1: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language
Chapter 2: Writing Your First JavaScript Program
Chapter 3: Working with Variables
Chapter 4: Understanding Arrays
Chapter 5: Working with Operators, Expressions and Statements
Chapter 6: Getting into the Flow with Loops and Branches
Part II: Organizing Your JavaScript
Chapter 7: Getting Functional
Chapter 8: Making and Using Objects
Part III: JavaScript on the Web
Chapter 9: Controlling the Browser with the Window Object
Chapter 10: Manipulating Documents with the DOM
Chapter 11: Using Events in JavaScript
Chapter 12: Integrating Input and Output
Chapter 13: Working with CSS and Graphics
Part IV: Beyond the Basics
Chapter 14: Searching with Regular Expressions
Chapter 15: Understanding Callbacks and Closures
Chapter 16: Embracing AJAX and JSON
Part V: JavaScript and HTML5
Chapter 17: HTML5 APIs
Chapter 18: jQuery
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten JavaScript Frameworks and Libraries to Learn Next
Chapter 20: Ten Common JavaScript Bugs and How to Avoid Them
Chapter 21: Ten Online Tools to Help You Write Better JavaScript
Index