JavaScript for Web Warriors

A leading textbook author, lecturer and instructor, Patrick Carey has authored or co-authored more than 40 popular academic and trade texts for the academic market. He has taught and written about a wide range of topics, including website design, JavaScript programming, Microsoft Office and Excel, statistics, data analysis and mathematics. Mr. Carey received his Master of Science in biostatistics from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a researcher designing and analyzing clinical studies. Today, he splits his time between Wisconsin and Colorado, and when he is not writing, he can be found hiking and cycling. Sasha Vodnik is a programmer, instructional designer, and trainer. They have authored or co-authored textbooks on front-end topics including HTML, CSS, and XML, and have also written and presented several online courses for advanced JavaScript developers. Sasha currently works as a technical course developer at DocuSign, where they focus on creating training materials for software developers.

1. Introduction to JavaScript
2. Working with Functions, Data Types, and Operators
3. Building Arrays and Controlling Flow
4. Debugging and Error Handling
5. Creating a Web App Using the Document Object Model
6. Enhancing and Validating Forms
7. Manipulating Data In Strings Arrays, and Other Objects
8. Creating Customized Objects, Properties, and Methods
9. Managing State Information and Security
10. Programming for Touchscreens and Mobile Devices
11. Updating Web Pages with Ajax
12. Working with Frameworks
Appendix A. Installing and Configuring a Testing Server
Appendix B. Working with HTML and CSS
Appendix C. Solutions to Quick Checks