Pro JavaScript Techniques
What This Title Covers
Advanced JavaScript patterns for professional developers. Covers closures in depth, prototypal inheritance chains, the event model, DOM manipulation optimization, and cross-browser compatibility strategies. The techniques presented here form the conceptual foundation that modern frameworks like React and Vue build upon—understanding these patterns helps you work effectively with any JavaScript codebase, not just the framework du jour.
Who It's For
Experienced developers who already know JavaScript basics and want to understand the language at a deeper level. If you can write event handlers and manipulate the DOM but don't fully understand closures, prototype chains, or the event loop, this is your next step.
Key Chapters and Concepts
- Closure patterns and practical applications
- Prototypal inheritance deep dive
- Event model and delegation patterns
- DOM traversal and manipulation optimization
- Cross-browser compatibility strategies
- Ajax and asynchronous programming patterns
- JavaScript testing and debugging techniques
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