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Practical JavaScript, DOM Scripting, & Ajax Projects
JavaScript is hugely poplar in modern web development, with good support in modern web browsers, and improved development practices, leading to a lot of interest in topics such as Ajax, and DOM Scripting.
This is the first pure "learn by example" book of it's kind, providing 10 complete JavaScript projects that will save web developers
countless hours of development time - they can learn from them and adapt for use in their own projects
The projects all address common needs in modern web applications, including a utility library, a validation framework, a GUI widget framework, a dynamic event calendar application, a drag and drop shopping cart, and more! Over the course of the book, we cover JavaScript best practices, Ajax techniques, and some of the most popular JavaScript libraries, such as Prototype, Script.aculo.us, and the Yahoo YUI library.
Part 1: Say hello to my little friend: JavaScript!
1: A Brief History of JavaScript
2: The Seven Habits of Successful JavaScript Developers
Part 2: The projects
3: Hodge-Podge: Building an Extensible JavaScript Library
4: CalcTron 3000: A JavaScript Calculator
5: Expanding CalcTron to Include Unit Conversion Capabilities
6: A JavaScript Validation Framework
7: JSDigester: Taking the pain out of Client-side XML
8: Widget Mania: A GUI Widget Framework
9: Client-side Persistence: Working with Cookies and Local Shared Objects
10: Ajax Powered Event-planner site
11: DOM Powered Arcade Game
12: Shopping with Style: Drag and Drop Shopping Cart
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