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Hands-On Web Development with JavaScript [Video]

By : Abhishek Kumar
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Hands-On Web Development with JavaScript [Video]

By: Abhishek Kumar

Overview of this book

<p>JavaScript has become a dominant language in the form of mobile applications, browser applications, server applications, and embedded devices. Knowledgeable JavaScript engineers are in higher demand today than ever before. This course will get you up and be running with JavaScript for web and application development.</p> <p>The application that you'll be building is a Slack-like chat application. You’ll learn to, share files, rate the shared photos, and more. As you progress, you'll learn the technology that underpins almost every rich web application you've ever used. You will start with the basics of JavaScript, then move on to understanding the various important components that are used to create an interactive user-friendly UI.</p> <p>You’ll then learn how to route, test, and create dynamic content for your application. Then you’ll add rich features and provide the final touches to your application. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to build applications with a richer and smarter front-end using JavaScript.</p> <p>The code bundle for this video course is available at- <a href="https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Web-Development-with-JavaScript" target="_blank">https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Web-Development-with-JavaScript</a>.</p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>A step-by-step practical guide to learn front-end programming by building a real front-end application. You'll build everything using vanilla JavaScript. It will give you an understanding of the technology that underpins all of the modern front-end tools and frameworks.</p>
Table of Contents (5 chapters)
Chapter 1
Get Started by Creating an Interactive UI
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Section 6
Modules and Bundling with NPM and Parcel
This video covers creating ES6 modules, setting up npm project, configuring babel for trans-piling and using parcel as the build tool. - Refactor existing code into modules - Initialize npm project, create babel configuration file - Install parcel-bundler and building the project using it