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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

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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

Summary

We have discussed a lot of great additions to our JavaScript toolbox using HTML5 in this chapter. These new skills will really enhance our capabilities to build interactive web apps. We started off with the local file reader, which enabled us to upload and read files using several methods, such as the readAsText() method. Then we saw how to get the GeoLocation of a user. This can be great to personalize suggestions, for example, for restaurants or parking spots.

The canvas was yet another amazing addition to what we can do with web page(s). Canvases allow us to draw, write text, add images (by drawing and uploading), and create complete animations. This all can be done using the methods on the canvas.

We then had a look at media on the page and how to add audio and video. Finally, we discussed the topic of digital accessibility and how to make sure your website is accessible for everybody, with and without a screen reader.

And at this point, we can say, you did...