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Speaking JavaScript

Rauschmayer, Axel, 1972-2014
Book
This concise book starts with a quick-start guide that 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.
Main title:
Speaking JavaScript / Axel Rauschmayer.
Edition:
First edition
Imprint:
Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, 2014.Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2014.copyright2014
Collation:
xvii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Part I: JavaScript Quick Start; Basic JavaScript. Part II: Background; Why JavaScript? -- The Nature of JavaScript -- How JavaScript was created -- Standardization: ECMAScript -- Historical JavaScript Milestones. Part III: JavaScript in Depth; JavaScript's Syntax -- Values -- Operators -- Booleans -- Numbers -- Strings -- Statements -- Exception Handling -- Functions -- Variables: Scopes, Environments, and Closures -- Objects and Inheritance -- Arrays -- Regular Expressions -- Dates -- Math -- JSON -- Standard Global Variables -- Unicode and JavaScript -- New in ECMAScript 5. Part IV: Tips, Tools, and Libraries; A Meta Code Style Guide -- Language Mechanisms for Debugging -- Subclassing Built-ins -- JSDoc: Generating API Documentation -- Libraries -- Module Systems and Package Managers -- More Tools -- What to Do Next.
ISBN:
9781449365035 (paperback)1449365035 (paperback)
Dewey class:
005.2762
Language:
English
BRN:
192847
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
City Library-Business and ITBUSIN 005.2762 JAVAOn loan - Due: 04 Jul 2026
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