JavaScript Cookbook: Programming the Web

Why reinvent the wheel every time you run into a problem with JavaScript? This cookbook is chock-full of code recipes that address common programming tasks as well as techniques for building components and apps that work in any browser. This cookbook provides adaptable code samples that you can easily add to almost any project. You'll get the job done faster and learn more about JavaScript in the process. You'll also learn how to take advantage of the latest features in ECMAScript 2015 and beyond, including the new JavaScript data structures, progressive web apps, generator functions, and more. Authors John Paxton, Adam Scott, and Shelley Powers provide recipes to help you use these features to build high-quality application interfaces. Create interactive web and desktop applications Work with JavaScript types, such as strings, numbers, and Booleans Improve your understanding of JavaScript functions, including arrow functions and generators Work with rich media in JavaScript, including audio, video, and SVGs Leverage the latest and greatest JavaScript libraries to rapidly prototype applications Use JavaScript anywhere with Node.js Access and manipulate remote data with REST, GraphQL, and Fetch Fully realize the capabilities of maps, sets, arrays, and iterables Perform asynchronous operations with Promises and async/await.