Pro JavaScript Development

Pro JavaScript Development is a practical guide for front-end web developers who are experienced at building web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and now wish to advance their JavaScript skills to a higher level. You will learn how to build large, well-structured, high quality, mobile-optimized web sites and apps, using the latest supported browser APIs, language features, and tools. This book teaches and shows you in practical hands-on terms how you can:
- Master the performance, reliability, stability, and code manageability of your JavaScript
- Understand and use efficient object-oriented code, including full understanding of the 'this' keyword
- Architect effective testing and error handling, including linting, TDD, BDD, and automation
- Managing code dependencies with AMD and RequireJS
- Develop for mobile, build games, and set up real-time communication using recent APIs such as WebRTC
- Effectively use frameworks such as Knockout.js, Backbone.js, and AngularJS to enhance your apps
- Code using JavaScript language abstractions such as CoffeeScript, Dart, and TypeScript
- Manage the back-end with Node.js, and build tools such as Grunt

Using real-world applications that you'll build yourself, Pro JavaScript Development has unique, practical content that will make you a better JavaScript developer. Become a master of the latest JavaScript coding techniques and tools, and harness its best capabilities today.