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456 pages, , Print edition paperback
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New to programming and JavaScript? Look no further! With this beginner’s guide, learn the language ABCs and start developing applications. Walk through the programming basics: branches, functions, methods, objects, and more. Then create forms and events; use the Document Object Model (DOM); and work with large data sets, processing strings, mathematics, time, and other data structures. Design your web and mobile applications using tools like Ajax, CSS, jQuery, and Onsen UI. Follow code examples and expert tips, and you’ll be developing in no time!
  • Get to know the basics of JavaScript development, from HTML to jQuery
  • Learn to create dynamic web and mobile applications by working with key language features such as objects, forms, events, and the DOM
  • Download more than 200 complete sample programs to use as project templates
About the Book About the E-book 500 pages, paperback. Reference book format 7 x 10 in. Printed black and white on 50# offset paper from sustainable sources. Reader-friendly serif font (TheAntiquaB 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (5.8 MB) and EPUB (2.2 MB) files for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you’ll learn about:

  1. Language Basics

    Master the building blocks of JavaScript programming. From performing calculations to finding and avoiding errors, you’ll learn the essential skills you need for web application development.

  2. JavaScript in Practice

    Start developing with JavaScript! Learn how to work with standard and custom objects, forms and events, and the DOM. Design with CSS, add 2D and 3D graphics with SVG and Three.js, simplify your tasks with jQuery, and much more!

  3. Example Exercises

    Reinforce your knowledge with programming exercises. For each core concept, follow along with code examples that are available for download. Get insight into professional development with JavaScript through sample projects!

Highlights include:

  • Programming basics
  • Web application development
  • Forms and events
  • Document Object Model (DOM)
  • Ajax
  • XML and JSON
  • CSS and HTML properties
  • Graphics and animations
  • jQuery
  • Mobile apps with Onsen UI
  • Media files
  • Example projects

Thomas Theis has more than 40 years of experience as a software developer and as an IT lecturer. He holds a graduate degree in computer engineering.

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