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"Beginning JavaScript" 5th edition continues the excellent tradition of the first four editions, which combined have sold more than 85,000 copies, and earned more than 75 very positive Amazon reviews: - Change the coding style to reflect modern JavaScript programming practices.- Remove XHTML-based markup in favor of HTML5 markup.- Remove information that covers technology that is no longer mainstream and relegated to edge use-cases. This includes frames and plug-ins.- Focus on standards compliance and standards-compliant browsers. This includes IE9+, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.- Remove coverage of XML not appropriate at the beginner level. Expand coverage of JSON as a data format.- Introduce a new chapter on functions. This new chapter will also cover the topics of scope, the scope chain, and identifier lookup.- Introduce a new chapter on events. This new chapter will de-emphasize old event usage (HTML attributes and DOM Level 0 events) while providing up-to-date and thorough information on the standard event model and the legacy IE event model.- Teach feature detection and explain why it is usually better than browser detection.- Add information regarding new DOM APIs and browser features; such as new element selection methods, geolocation, localStorage, and the new drag and drop API.- Cover new HTML5 elements and the API used to manipulate them. This includes new form controls and the native media elements.- Expands coverage of JavaScript programming with the jQuery framework.This edition improves on the current edition in several waysThe companion website provides downloadable code for all examples in the book. The book also include exercises and solutions, making this book ideal for students as well as practitioners.

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Book category Books in English Computing & information technology Computer programming / software development Web programming

• Full title: Beginning JavaScript, 5e
• Author: Jeremy McPeak
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 768
• EAN: 9781118903339
• ISBN: 1118903331
• ID: 05172978
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Weight: 1058 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 188 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. April 2015

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