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Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming

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Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming

Overview of this book

ECMAScript 6 introduces several new Object-Oriented features that drastically change the way developers structure their projects. Web developers now have some advanced OOP functionality at their disposal to build large-scale applications in JavaScript. With this book, we'll provide you with a comprehensive overview of OOP principles in JavaScript and how they can be implemented to build sophisticated web applications. Kicking off with a subtle refresher on objects, we'll show you how easy it is to define objects with the new ES6 classes. From there, we'll fly you through some essential OOP principles, forming a base for you to get hands-on with encapsulation. You'll get to work with the different methods of inheritance and we'll show you how to avoid using inheritance with Duck Typing. From there, we'll move on to some advanced patterns for object creation and you'll get a strong idea of how to use interesting patterns to present data to users and to bind data. We'll use the famous promises to work with asynchronous processes and will give you some tips on how to organize your code effectively. You'll find out how to create robust code using SOLID principles and finally, we'll show you how to clearly define the goals of your application architecture to get better, smarter, and more effective coding. This book is your one-way ticket to becoming a JavaScript Jedi who can be counted on to deliver flexible and maintainable code.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface

Summary


In this chapter, we discussed how we can present data to the user from an object model perspective. We have seen how an unstructured approach leads to some problems in extensibility and maintainability of the code. The presentation patterns can help us better organize our code in order to design a flexible and clear architecture. The most known presentation patterns discussed in this chapter define three components that work together to achieve this goal.

We started by exploring the Mode-View-Controller pattern, whose components have a clear role and cooperate to manage the interactions between the user and the underlying data model. Then, we illustrated the Model-View-Presenter pattern, a pattern derived from MVC whose main difference is the introduction of a layered system. In fact, this pattern prevents a View to directly access the Model. This access is always mediated by the Presenter. Finally, we analyzed the View-Model-ModelView pattern, which maintains the layered approach...