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The JavaScript Workshop

The JavaScript Workshop

By : Joseph Labrecque, Jahred Love , Daniel Rosenbaum , Nick Turner , Gaurav Mehla , Alonzo L. Hosford , Florian Sloot , Philip Kirkbride
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The JavaScript Workshop

The JavaScript Workshop

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By: Joseph Labrecque, Jahred Love , Daniel Rosenbaum , Nick Turner , Gaurav Mehla , Alonzo L. Hosford , Florian Sloot , Philip Kirkbride

Overview of this book

If you're looking for a programming language to develop flexible and efficient apps, JavaScript is a great choice. However, while offering real benefits, the complexity of the entire JavaScript ecosystem can be overwhelming. This Workshop is a smarter way to learn JavaScript. It is specifically designed to cut through the noise and help build your JavaScript skills from scratch, while sparking your interest with engaging activities and clear explanations. Starting with explanations of JavaScript's fundamental programming concepts, this book will introduce the key tools, libraries and frameworks that programmers use in everyday development. You will then move on and see how to handle data, control the flow of information in an application, and create custom events. You'll explore the differences between client-side and server-side JavaScript, and expand your knowledge further by studying the different JavaScript development paradigms, including object-oriented and functional programming. By the end of this JavaScript book, you'll have the confidence and skills to tackle real-world JavaScript development problems that reflect the emerging requirements of the modern web.
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The JavaScript Events Model

As we noted previously, the JavaScript engine utilizes an event loop. In fact, events are at the center point of the JavaScript engine and its language. At its simplest definition, an event is a notification that something has occurred. This may be interaction by the user with a web page or the completion of some process that occurs within the browser.

To make use of events, a callback function must be assigned to the event type, much like with the timer-based function. However, typically, events are a little more complex and feature-rich than simple timers.

An event notification is known in programming as a dispatched event. When JavaScript events are dispatched, they are passed an event object. This is true of all JavaScript events. The event object contains useful details about the dispatched event, including the name of the event, a reference to the object that holds the context of the event, and a reference to the object that triggered the...

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