JavaScript (jQuery, Node.js, CoffeeScript, etc.)

Websites like MapQuest and Google Maps have transformed the way we think about maps. But these services do more than offer driving directions - they provide APIs that web developers can use to build highly customized map-based applications.

Problem solving with JavaScript is a lot trickier now that its use has expanded considerably in size, scope, and complexity.

Smooth CoffeeScript is a book about CoffeeScript and programming. Start with programming fundamentals, learn about functional programming with Underscore and problem solving, study object orientation and modularity. It covers client/server web apps with Canvas and WebSockets.

CoffeeScript is one of the most exciting new technologies to emerge in web development. With CoffeeScript you can write sexier, more consistent and sturdier code. It also brings with it heavier focus on unit testing; a brilliant way of ensuring your code is well designed and behaves exactly as it should do. CoffeeScript�s sleek syntax and succinct style lets you write tests in a faster, more efficient and more elegant way than ever before.

This book explories the relationship between JavaScript and the modern HTML DOM.

ECMAScript 6 is the most significant change to JavaScript since its initial release in 1995. This book educates JavaScript developers, from novice to expert, about the impact that ECMAScript 6 has had on the language, and demonstrates the powerful new constructs that are accessible in the ECMAScript 6 API.

Since JavaScript is one of the most popular languages nowadays, there's a lot of obsolete and wrong information about it on the web. This makes new developers propagate bad practices and bad code. This must stop. JavaScript: The Right Way is an easy-to-read, quick reference for JavaScript best practices, accepted coding standards, and links around the Web.

Many features inspired by popular JavaScript libraries are now available as native JavaScript APIs in today's powerful browsers. While that may seem convenient given all of the JavaScript you need to write, relying on these APIs will only make code maintenance more difficult in the long run.

What's next for JavaScript? Its phenomenal rise from a simple client-side scripting tool to a versatile and flexible programming language exceeded everyone's expectations. Now, hopes and expectations for JavaScript's future are considerable.

This book written to provide clear and concise explanation of topics for programmers both starting to learn the HTML Canvas as well as those diving in more complex topics. Most examples are linked to online playground that allows you to change the code and re-run it.

This book is a painstakingly crafted, expertly written, code-fueled, no-nonsense deep dive into HTML5 Canvas printed in full color with syntax-highlighted code listings throughout.

Go beyond HTML5's Audio tag and boost the audio capabilities of your web application with the Web Audio API. Packed with lots of code examples, crisp descriptions, and useful illustrations, this concise guide shows you how to use this JavaScript API to make the sounds and music of your games and interactive applications come alive.