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Mastering Dojo
The last couple of years have seen big changes in
server-side web programming. Now it's the client's turn;
Dojo is the toolkit to make it happen and Mastering Dojo
shows you how.
Dojo is a set of client-side JavaScript tools that help you
build better web applications. Dojo blurs the line between
local, native applications
and browser based applications;
the browser becomes the user interface platform. "Modern"
browsers provide an incomplete, inconvenient, and
incompatible programming environment, but Dojo eliminates
these problems. While there are many JavaScript libraries
available, most focus on just one thing (for example,
effects libraries, perceived JavaScript omissions, or HTML
widgets). Dojo addresses all of these functional areas-and
many others-extensively.
In Mastering Dojo, you'll get the whole story, from basic
usage to advanced idioms. Mastering Dojo starts out with a
fast moving tutorial that will give you techniques that you
can start using right away. You'll learn all about Dojo
Core--the foundation on which all things Dojo stand. See how
you can modularize your project for development and
automatically package your release for optimal download
performance. You'll also learn how Dojo:
augments the core JavaScript library
fixes the event system
simplifies DOM programming
provides a complete class definition facility
includes a powerful remote scripting (XHR) framework
... and much more.
You'll love using Dojo's HTML user interface control widget
system, Dijit. See how to use over 40 widgets, including the
rich yet easy-to-use tree and grid controls.
Finally, you'll get an in-depth look at how to design and
build a single-page, rich
Internet Application.
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