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JavaScript for .NET Developers

By : Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan
Book Image

JavaScript for .NET Developers

By: Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan

Overview of this book

If you want to improve responsiveness or the UX in your ASP.NET applications, JavaScript can be a life saver. In an age where server-side operations have shifted to the client, being able to handle JavaScript with confidence and fluency is vital for ASP.NET developers. There’s no point trying to fight it, so start learning with this book. Make sure your projects exceed user expectations. Begin by getting stuck into the basics of JavaScript, and explore the language in the context of ASP.NET Core. You’ll then find out how to put the principles into practice, as you learn how to develop a basic ASP.NET application using Angular 2 and TypeScript. You’ll also develop essential skills required to develop responsive apps, with a little help from AJAX, ensuring that you’re building projects that can be easily accessed across different devices. With guidance on Node.js and some neat techniques to test and debug a range of JavaScript libraries in Visual Studio, you’ll soon be well on your way to combining JavaScript with ASP.NET in a way that’s capable of meeting the challenges of modern web development head-on.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
JavaScript for .NET Developers
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Introduction to WinJS


Windows JavaScript (WinJS) library is an open source JavaScript library developed by Microsoft. It was released in April 2014 during the Microsoft build conference and with Windows 10, Microsoft officially released version 4.0. Currently it's open source and under an Apache 2.0 license.

It was initially targeted for Windows store apps that were based on JavaScript, CSS, and HTML but later supported in modern browsers as well. Today developers can develop mobile applications for any platform including Windows apps, Android apps, and iOS apps using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML and they can use this library to transform the user interface (UI) to a native mobile interface with the provision of accessing features of the Windows runtime. The WinJS library exposes not only the Windows runtime modules but also provides Windows UI control setup for use in web applications. WinJS provides Windows runtime features like the classes and runtime components and they can be accessed...