{"product_id":"javascript-the-good-parts-the-good-parts-9780596517748","title":"Javascript: The Good Parts: The Good Parts","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative book by Douglas Crockford, Senior JavaScript Architect at Yahoo!, identifies the subset of JavaScript that's reliable, readable, and maintainable. Crockford scrapes away problematic features to reveal the language's genuinely elegant parts, helping developers create extensible and efficient code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Makes This JavaScript Book Essential\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost programming languages contain good and bad parts, but JavaScript has more than its share of the bad, having been developed and released in a hurry before it could be refined. This authoritative book scrapes away these bad features to reveal a subset of JavaScript that's more reliable, readable, and maintainable than the language as a whole--a subset you can use to create truly extensible and efficient code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e JavaScript expert by many people in the development community, author Douglas Crockford identifies the abundance of good ideas that make JavaScript an outstanding object-oriented programming language-ideas such as functions, loose typing, dynamic objects, and an expressive object literal notation. Unfortunately, these good ideas are mixed in with bad and downright awful ideas, like a programming model based on global variables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCore Topics Covered\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Java applets failed, JavaScript became the language of the Web by default, making its popularity almost completely independent of its qualities as a programming language. In \u003cem\u003eJavaScript: The Good Parts\u003c\/em\u003e, Crockford finally digs through the steaming pile of good intentions and blunders to give you a detailed look at all the genuinely elegant parts of JavaScript, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSyntax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObjects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInheritance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular expressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Developers Choose This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe real beauty? As you move ahead with the subset of JavaScript that this book presents, you'll also sidestep the need to \u003cem\u003eunlearn\u003c\/em\u003e all the bad parts. Of course, if you want to find out more about the bad parts and how to use them badly, simply consult any other JavaScript book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eJavaScript: The Good Parts\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll discover a beautiful, elegant, lightweight and highly expressive language that lets you create effective code, whether you're managing object libraries or just trying to get Ajax to run fast. If you develop sites or applications for the Web, this book is an absolute must.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDouglas Crockford is a Senior JavaScript Architect at Yahoo!, well known for introducing and maintaining the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format. He's a regular speaker at conferences on advanced JavaScript topics, and serves on the ECMAScript committee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yahoo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680652693778,"sku":"9780596517748","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/javascript-the-good-parts-the-good-parts-9780596517748","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}