JavaScript for Web Warriors

by Patrick Carey, Sasha Vodnik

Overview

Learn to use JavaScript, the popular scripting language that allows web page authors to develop interactive web pages and sites. Carey/Vodnik's JAVASCRIPT FOR WEB WARRIORS, Seventh Edition introduces a variety of techniques that focus on what you need to know to begin using JavaScript right away. Step-by-step tasks within each chapter highlight particular techniques essential for building actual JavaScript programs. Guided activities reinforce skills and build in complexity as you progress. You also study debugging techniques. Using accompanying MindTap digital resources, you read and immediately practice with embedded JavaScript coding exercises in an authentic integrated development environment (IDE). Learning objectives, summaries, review and key terms highlight major concepts while reinforcement exercises let you further practice new techniques. After completing your course, you will able to use JavaScript to build professional quality web applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780357638002
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	06/24/2021
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	736
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

A leading textbook author, lecturer and instructor, Patrick Carey has authored or co-authored more than 40 popular academic and trade texts for the academic market. He has taught and written about a wide range of topics, including website design, JavaScript programming, Microsoft Office and Excel, statistics, data analysis and mathematics. Mr. Carey received his Master of Science in biostatistics from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a researcher designing and analyzing clinical studies. Today, he splits his time between Wisconsin and Colorado, and when he is not writing, he can be found hiking and cycling.

Sasha Vodnik is a programmer, instructional designer, and trainer. They have authored or co-authored textbooks on front-end topics including HTML, CSS, and XML, and have also written and presented several online courses for advanced JavaScript developers. Sasha currently works as a technical course developer at DocuSign, where they focus on creating training materials for software developers.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to JavaScript 2. Working with Functions, Data Types, and Operators 3. Building Arrays and Controlling Flow 4. Debugging and Error Handling 5. Creating a Web App Using the Document Object Model 6. Enhancing and Validating Forms 7. Manipulating Data In Strings Arrays, and Other Objects 8. Creating Customized Objects, Properties, and Methods 9. Managing State Information and Security 10. Programming for Touchscreens and Mobile Devices 11. Updating Web Pages with Ajax 12. Working with Frameworks Appendix A. Installing and Configuring a Testing Server Appendix B. Working with HTML and CSS Appendix C. Solutions to Quick Checks