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JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

By : Laurence Lars Svekis, Maaike van Putten, Codestars By Rob Percival
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Book Image

JavaScript from Beginner to Professional

4 (5)
By: Laurence Lars Svekis, Maaike van Putten, Codestars By Rob Percival

Overview of this book

This book demonstrates the capabilities of JavaScript for web application development by combining theoretical learning with code exercises and fun projects that you can challenge yourself with. The guiding principle of the book is to show how straightforward JavaScript techniques can be used to make web apps ranging from dynamic websites to simple browser-based games. JavaScript from Beginner to Professional focuses on key programming concepts and Document Object Model manipulations that are used to solve common problems in professional web applications. These include data validation, manipulating the appearance of web pages, working with asynchronous and concurrent code. The book uses project-based learning to provide context for the theoretical components in a series of code examples that can be used as modules of an application, such as input validators, games, and simple animations. This will be supplemented with a brief crash course on HTML and CSS to illustrate how JavaScript components fit into a complete web application. As you learn the concepts, you can try them in your own editor or browser console to get a solid understanding of how they work and what they do. By the end of this JavaScript book, you will feel confident writing core JavaScript code and be equipped to progress to more advanced libraries, frameworks, and environments such as React, Angular, and Node.js.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Next steps

You have learned a lot about JavaScript in this book and with this chapter you should have an idea of possible next steps you can take. This chapter hasn't taught you all of these topics in depth, as entire books could be (and have been) written about each of them, but you should have a good idea of where to look for your next steps and what to consider while deciding which next step to take.

The best way to learn is by doing. So we highly recommend you just come up with a fun project idea and go ahead and try to make it. Alternatively, with this knowledge, you may feel ready for an entry-level JavaScript position! You can also do tutorials online or even work in a project team as a junior, using freelance platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr to get a project. These are hard to find though, and we can imagine that you'll learn a framework or get a bit more experience with Node.js first. However, this is often possible on the job if you can show your skills and...