JavaScript is at the heart of almost every
modern Web application, whether it’s Google
Apps, Twitter, or the newest browser-based
game. Though it’s simple for beginners to pick
up and play with, JavaScript is not a toy — it’s a
flexible and complex language that can be used
to build full-scale applications.
Eloquent JavaScript dives into this
flourishing language and teaches you to
write code that’s beautiful and effective.
By immersing you in example code and
encouraging experimentation right from the
start, the author quickly gives you the tools
you need to build your own programs. As you
follow along with examples like an artificial life
simulation and a version of the classic game
Sokoban, you’ll learn to:
✒
Understand the essential elements of
programming: syntax, control, and data
✒
Use object-oriented and functional
programming techniques to organize and
clarify your programs
✒
Script the browser and make basic Web
applications
✒
Work with tools like regular expressions and
XMLHttpRequest objects
And since programming is an art that’s best
learned by doing, all example code is avail-
able online in an interactive sandbox for you to
experiment with. With Eloquent JavaScript
as your guide, you can tweak, expand, and
modify the author’s code, or throw it away and
build your own creations from scratch. Before
you know it, you’ll be fluent in the language of
the Web.
About the Author
Marijn Haverbeke is a programming language
enthusiast and polyglot. He’s worked his way
from trivial BASIC games on the Commodore,
through a C++ phase, to the present where he
mostly hacks on database systems and web
APIs in dynamic languages. He created and
maintains several popular open-source projects.
Master the Language
of the Web
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