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Accelerated JavaScript Training

By : Maximilian Schwarzmüller

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Accelerated JavaScript Training

By: Maximilian Schwarzmüller

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Overview of this book

This course will take you on a journey via a hands-on, example-driven JavaScript Bootcamp to guide you through the amazing language of JavaScript. Beginning with the very basics, we walk you through the various characteristics and features JavaScript offers. JavaScript is one of the most important parts of every modern, reactive, user-friendly web page or application. The code bundle for this video course is available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Accelerated-JavaScript-Training

Getting Started

Introduction

How to Execute JavaScript (Where does JS run?)

JavaScript Versions (ES5 vs ES6)

Course Format

Language Basics

Introduction

Using JavaScript - Inline HTML

Using JavaScript - HTML Import

Variables – Basics

Variables - null, undefined and NaN

Variables – Objects

Strict Mode

Dynamic Typing

Hoisting

Functions - Creating and Calling Them

Functions - Arguments & Returning Data

Control Structures - If Statement

Control Structures - If Statement Advanced

Control Structures - Switch

Control Structures - Switch & Break

Control Structures - For Loop

Control Structures - Nested Loops

Control Structures - Controlling Loops with break & continue

Control Structures - For Loop Variations

Control Structures - Looping through Arrays

Control Structures - While Loop

Operators - Addition

Operators - Subtraction

Operators - Multiplication & Floating Point Problems

Operators - Division & Modulus

Operators - Comparing Values

Operators - Important Rules

Operators - Boolean

Operators - Ternary Operator

Operators - Precedence

Wrap Up

Types & Scope

Primitive vs Reference Types

Primitive vs Reference Types – Exercise

Global vs Local Scope

Global vs Local Scope – Exercise

Arrays

Introduction

Basics & Managing Elements

The forEach() Method

Working with Elements: Push, Pop, Unshift and Shift

Working with Parts of an Array: IndexOf, Splice and Slice

Filtering, Mapping and Reversing Array Elements

The Difference between Concat and Join

Reducing Arrays

Wrap Up

Objects

Object Basics & Literal Notation

Properties & "this"

Alternative Way of Creating Objects: Using the Object Constructor

Objects are Reference Types (Refresher)

Object.create()

Prototypes Introduction

Prototypes in Action

Prototypes Summary

Constructor Functions

Constructor Functions & Arguments

Object Creation & Prototypes Summary

The "this" Keyword and why it might behave strangely

Handling "this" with bind(), call() & apply()

Creating Properties with defineProperty()

Important built-in Methods and Properties

Wrap Up

Errors & Debugging

Debugging with the Browser Developer Tools

Logging Data to the Console

Handling Errors with try and catch

Functions

Introduction

Closures

Immediately Invoked Function Executions (IIFEs)

Built-in Methods & Properties

Built-in Objects & Functions

Introduction

Timers & Intervals

Transforming Formats & Values

String Functions

The Math Object

The Date Object

Regular Expressions

Working with the Window and Document Object Model (DOM)

Introduction

The Window Object

The Location Object

The Document Object and How to Interact with It

Traversing the DOM

Selecting Elements

Selecting Elements with the Query Selector

Selecting Elements - Exercises

Creating and Inserting Elements

Deleting Elements

Elements and Nodes

DOM Interaction Summary

Dialogs

Events

Introduction

The Event Object

Event Handlers

Event Listeners

Event Behavior

Event Object Properties

Changing Propagation Order

JavaScript and Http Requests (AJAX)

Introduction

Setup and Sending a GET Request

POST Request

Libraries, Frameworks and Modules

Introduction

Libraries & jQuery

Frameworks

Writing Modular Code

Course Project

Introduction

Setup

Fetching User Input

Http Request Setup

Creating a Weather Object

Fetching & Handling Weather Data

Displaying Data

Course Wrap Up

Wrap

Accelerated JavaScript Training

By : Maximilian Schwarzmüller

Accelerated JavaScript Training

By: Maximilian Schwarzmüller

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