JavaScript and Node FUNdamentals
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Completed on 2014-07-16
About the Book
This book is available at https://gumroad.com/l/jsfun.
If it’s not fun, it’s not JavaScript.
A short read to brush up and refresh JavaScript and Node.js topics:-
JavaScript FUNdamentals: The Powerful and Misunderstood Language of The Web
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CoffeeScript FUNdamentals: The Better JavaScript
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Backbone.js FUNdamentals: The Cornerstone of JavaScript MV* Frameworks
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Node.js FUNdamentals: JavaScript on The Server
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Express.js FUNdamentals: The Most Popular Node.js Framework
About the Author
Table of Contents
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1. JavaScript FUNdamentals: The Powerful and Misunderstood Language of The Web
- 1.1 Expressiveness
- 1.2 Loose Typing
- 1.3 Object Literal Notation
- 1.4 Functions
- 1.5 Arrays
- 1.6 Prototypal Nature
- 1.7 Conventions
- 1.8 No Modules
- 1.9 Immediately-Invoked Function Expressions (IIFEs)
- 1.10 Keyword “this”
- 1.11 Pitfalls
- 1.12 Further Learning
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2. CoffeeScript FUNdamentals: The Better JavaScript
- 2.1 Semicolons, Whitespace and Parentheses
- 2.2 Vars
- 2.3 Conditions
- 2.4 Functions
- 2.5 Classes
- 2.6 Arrays and Slicing
- 2.7 Splats
- 2.8 Comprehensions
- 2.9 Conclusion
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3. Backbone.js FUNdamentals: The Cornerstone of JavaScript MV* Frameworks
- 3.1 Typical Backbone.js App Structure
- 3.2 Setting up Backbone.js App from Scratch
- 3.3 Dependencies for the Backbone.js Project
- 3.4 Working with Backbone.js Collections
- 3.5 Event Binding with Backbone.js and jQuery
- 3.6 Backbone.js Views and Subviews with Underscore.js
- 3.7 Super Simple Backbone Starter Kit
- 3.8 Conclusion
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4. Node.js FUNdamentals: JavaScript on The Server
- 4.1 Read-Eval-Print Loop (a.k.a. Console) in Node.js
- 4.2 Launching Node.js Scripts
- 4.3 Node.js Process Information
- 4.4 Accessing Global Scope in Node.js
- 4.5 Exporting and Importing Modules
- 4.6 Buffer is a Node.js Super Data Type
- 4.7 __dirname vs. process.cwd
- 4.8 Handy Utilities in Node.js
- 4.9 Reading and Writing from/to The File System in Node.js
- 4.10 Streaming Data in Node.js
- 4.11 Installing Node.js Modules with NPM
- 4.12 Hello World Server with HTTP Node.js Module
- 4.13 Debugging Node.js Programs
- 4.14 Taming Callbacks in Node.js
- 4.15 Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl
- 4.16 Moving Forward with Express.js
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5. Express.js FUNdamentals: The Most Popular Node.js Framework
- 5.1 Express.js Installation
- 5.2 Express.js Command-Line Interface
- 5.3 Routes in Express.js
- 5.4 Middleware as The Backbone of Express.js
- 5.5 Configuration of an Express.js App
- 5.6 Jade is Haml for Express.js/Node.js
- 5.7 Conclusion About The Express.js Framework
- 5.8 ExpressWorks
- 5.9 Update
- 6. About the Author
- 7. Review
- 8. Errata
- 9. Contact Us
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