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Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
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Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Marijn Haverbeke

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From the publisher

JavaScript is at the heart of almost every modern Web application, whether it's Google Apps, Twitter, or the newest browser-based game. Though it's simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is not a toy--it's a flexible and complex language that can be used to build full-scale applications.

Eloquent JavaScript dives into this flourishing language and teaches you to write code that's beautiful and effective. By immersing you in example code and encouraging experimentation right from the start, the author quickly gives you the tools you need to build your own programs. As you follow along with examples like an artificial life simulation and a version of the classic game Sokoban, you'll learn to:
-Understand the essential elements of programming: syntax, control, and data
-Use object-oriented and functional programming techniques to organize and clarify your programs
-Script the browser and make basic Web applications
-Work with tools like regular expressions and XMLHttpRequest objects

And since programming is an art that's best learned by doing, all example code is available online in an interactive sandbox for you to experiment with. With Eloquent JavaScript as your guide, you can tweak, expand, and modify the author's code, or throw it away and build your own creations from scratch. Before you know it, you'll be fluent in the language of the Web.

Details

  • Title Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
  • Author Marijn Haverbeke
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 205
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher No Starch Press, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2011-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781593272821 / 1593272820
  • Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (23.11 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects JavaScript (Computer program language)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010032246
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.133

About the author

Marijn Haverbeke is an independent developer and author, focused primarily on programming languages and tools for programmers. He spends most of his time working on open source software, such as the CodeMirror editor and the Tern type inference engine.

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