JavaScript Web Applications
 Format : PDF 
 Paperback: 280 pages
 Publisher: OΓΓé¼ΓäóReilly Media (August 2011)
 Language: English
 ISBN-10: 144930351X
 ISBN-13: 978-1449303518
 

Building rich JavaScript applications that bring the desktop experience to the Web is now possible, thanks to powerful JavaScript engines and the CSS3 and HTML5 specifications. The key is moving state from the server to the client side, but thatΓΓé¼Γäós no simple task. This book takes you through all the steps necessary to create state-of-the-art JavaScript applications, including structure, templating, frameworks, communicating with the server, and many other issues.Through practical, tutorial-based explanations, you learn how to create JavaScript applications that offer a much more responsive and improved experience. YouΓΓé¼Γäóll work hands-on with an example application throughout the book to learn the concepts involved.

 Explore MVC and how to best structure and manage dependencies inside your application
 Get an introduction to templating and data binding
 Learn about loading remote data, Ajax Level 2 and cross-domain requests
 Use WebSockets and Node to create realtime applications
 Accept dropped files and upload data with progress indicators
 Learn about major frameworks and libraries, including jQuery, JavaScriptMVC and Backbone
 Write tests and use the console to debug your applications
 Get deployment best practices, such as caching and minification

About the Author :
Alex MacCaw is a Ruby/JavaScript developer & entrepreneur. He has written a JavaScript framework, Spine and developed major applications including Taskforce and Socialmod, as well as a host of open source work. He speaks at Ruby/Rails conferences in NYC, SF and Berlin. In addition to programming he is currently traveling round the world with a Nikon D90 and surfboard.