(Ebook) Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja by John Resig, Bear Bibeault ISBN 9781933988696, 193398869X

(Ebook) Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja by John Resig, Bear Bibeault ISBN 9781933988696, 193398869X

In Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, JavaScript expert John Resig reveals the inside know-how of the elite JavaScript programmers. Written to be accessible to JavaScript developers with intermediate-level skills.This book takes readers on a journey towards mastering modern JavaScript development in three phases: design, construction, and maintenance. It first establishes a base of strong, advanced JavaScript knowledge. The book then teaches readers how to construct a JavaScript library. It examines all the numerous tasks JavaScript libraries have to tackle and provides practical solutions and development strategies. It then presents the various maintenance techniques required to keep their code running well into the future.With Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja readers will gain the knowledge and Ninja-like skills to build their own JavaScript libraries, or to understand how to use any modern JavaScript library available.What's inside:IntroductionTesting and debuggingFunctionsClosuresFunction prototypesTimersRegular expressionsWith statementsCode evaluationStrategies for cross-browser codeCSS Selector EngineDOM modificationAttributes and CSSEventsAjaxAnimationPerformance