Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Final Release Date: February 2014
Pages: 460
Like it or not, JavaScript is everywhere these days—from browser to server to mobile—and now you, too, need to learn the language or dive deeper than you have. This concise book guides you into and through JavaScript, written by a veteran programmer who once found himself in the same position.
Speaking JavaScript helps you approach the language with four standalone sections. First, a quick-start guide teaches you just enough of the language to help you be productive right away. More experienced JavaScript programmers will find a complete and easy-to-read reference that covers each language feature in depth. Complete contents include:
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JavaScript quick start: Familiar with object-oriented programming? This part helps you learn JavaScript quickly and properly.
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JavaScript in depth: Learn details of ECMAScript 5, from syntax, variables, functions, and object-oriented programming to regular expressions and JSON with lots of examples. Pick a topic and jump in.
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Background: Understand JavaScript’s history and its relationship with other programming languages.
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Tips, tools, and libraries: Survey existing style guides, best practices, advanced techniques, module systems, package managers, build tools, and learning resources.
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- Title:
- Speaking JavaScript
- By:
- Axel Rauschmayer
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
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- Print
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- Safari Books Online
- Print:
- March 2014
- Ebook:
- February 2014
- Pages:
- 460
- Print ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-6503-5
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- 1-4493-6503-5
- Ebook ISBN:
- 978-1-4493-6498-4
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- 1-4493-6498-5
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Axel Rauschmayer Dr. Axel Rauschmayer specializes in JavaScript and web technologies. He blogs at 2ality.com, teaches web development for ecmanauten.de, edits JavaScript Weekly and organizes Munich’s JavaScript user group (munichjs.de). Axel has been programming since 1985, developing web applications since 1995 and held his first talk on Ajax in 2006. In 1999, he was technical manager at a German internet startup that later expanded internationally. He has done extensive research into programming language design and has followed the state and future of JavaScript since its creation. View Axel Rauschmayer's full profile page. |
Colophon The animal on the cover of Speaking JavaScript is a Papuan Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus), a large bird inhabiting the forest canopy in Eastern Indonesia and New Guinea. This species is also known as Blyth's hornbill after Edward Blyth (1810–1873), an English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.The male hornbill is quite unusual in appearance due to its reddish-orange or golden-yellow plumage that surrounds the head and neck. Females differ by having a black head and neck. Both sexes have a largely black body, except for the contrasting short, white tail, and the bare, bluish-white skin around the eyes and throat. Hornbills also have red eyes, although those of the male are far brighter.The variety of honking and grunting calls of the Papuan hornbill are believed to have led to reports of this bird laughing. In flight, the sound of its wings is loud and distinctive, a rushing noise that has been compared to the sound of steam escaping from a steam locomotive. Unsurprisingly, considering its rather large size and striking appearance, the Papuan hornbill is said to be a conspicuous bird, which can be seen flying high over the forest, frequently emitting its distinctive call.These impressive birds are hunted on their native islands for food and as a trophy, and their skulls are sometimes worn as ornaments. Like other hornbills, its diet consists mainly of fruits--especially figs--occasionally supplemented with insects and other small animals. |
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