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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
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Preface

The Model-View-Presenter pattern


The Model-View-Controller pattern gives us a better architecture for presenting data to the user. It assigns a specific task to each component so that possible changes might only concern one component letting the others unchanged. However, the three components of the MVC pattern remain someway interconnected: the View knows its Controller and the Model, and the Controller depends on the View and the Model. For example, a change to the Model may require changes to both the View and the Controller.

The Model-View-Presenter pattern or MVP proposes a layered architecture with fewer dependencies. In this pattern, the View intercepts the user interactions and asks the Presenter for changes to the Model. This means that the View does not directly interact with the Model, but acts on it through the Presenter. This eliminates any dependency between the View and the Model. The following image summarizes the pattern's architecture:

Let's look at how we can implement our...