If you're a web developer with previous JavaScript and DOM scripting
experience, Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries is
perfect for you to take your knowledge up to the next level. This book
is about JavaScript and using the document object model-the conduit to
the HTML document. This book is not about learning how to program
JavaScript from scratch. It starts with the assumption that you have
done some JavaScript development before and understand the JavaScript
syntax. This book builds on top of that knowledge to give you a deeper
understanding of DOM Scripting and how to apply that to your projects.
It uses this new understanding to describe what JavaScript libraries are
and show you how they can be applied to your project. The book will also
explain Ajax and how best to plan and apply it to your projects. It
explains how to build simple animation objects for adding movement to
elements on the page. There are straightforward examples that
demonstrate the techniques used throughout the book. JavaScript has seen
a resurgence in popularity over the past few years, and with it has come
an exploration of the power of the language as well as what it can do
within the browser. This book will explain techniques new and old-such
as closures, encapsulation, and inheritance-that many are using and how
you can best apply them to your own projects. By reading this book, you
should have a greater understanding of how JavaScript works and be able
to use advanced concepts such as closures and event delegation to build
more flexible applications for the Web. You'll walk away with a greater
appreciation for JavaScript libraries and how they can simplify and
speed up your development. You'll also be able to implement Ajax
effectively into your site, create special effects, use JavaScript
libraries, and know how best to apply these libraries to your projects.
What you'll learn:
- Where CSS, HTML, and the DOM fit into modern scripting, and how to
use them together effectively
- OOP techniques for more efficient JavaScript coding
- How to use JavaScript libraries such as Prototype in your work
- How to build effective form validation into your applications using Ajax
- How to create mashups using APIs
- How to build dynamic user interfaces
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