Category: JavaScript

‘Meteor in Action’: A good how-to guide for learning a popular JavaScript framework – #programming #bookreview

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  Meteor in Action Stephan Hochhaus and Manuel Schoebel Manning – paperback I have worked with several JavaScript frameworks, and Meteor has become a favorite, mainly because it is closely related to the MEAN stack family and plays well with MongoDB and Node.js. As the Meteor in Action authors note: “Meteor runs on top of … Continue reading ‘Meteor in Action’: A good how-to guide for learning a popular JavaScript framework – #programming #bookreview

Elixir in Action: A good guide to the ‘alternative language for the Erlang virtual machine’ – #programming #bookreview

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    Elixir in Action Saša Jurić Manning – paperback “Elixir,”  Saša Jurić writes, “is a modern functional programming language for building large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems for the Erlang virtual machine.” What Elixir really is, of course, is a breath of fresh air for software developers who find it hard or confusing to work with … Continue reading Elixir in Action: A good guide to the ‘alternative language for the Erlang virtual machine’ – #programming #bookreview

D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

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D3.js in Action Elijah Meeks Manning – paperback   The D3.js library is very powerful, and it is full of useful choices and possibilities. But, you should not try to tackle Elijah Meeks’s new book if you are a JavaScript newcomer and not also comfortable with HTML, CSS and JSON. It likewise helps to understand … Continue reading D3.js in Action: A good book packed with data visualization how-to info – #javascript #programming

JavaScript Application Design: A book you likely need if you are working with, or still learning, JavaScript – #programming #bookreview

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JavaScript Application Design A Build First Approach Nicolas Bevacqua Manning – paperback   I didn’t know how much I needed this book until I started reading it and exploring its code examples. Many of us who have worked with JavaScript started our connections to the language in very haphazard fashions. We learned some of it … Continue reading JavaScript Application Design: A book you likely need if you are working with, or still learning, JavaScript – #programming #bookreview

jQUERY UI IN ACTION: A smooth guide to getting, learning and using plugins supported by the jQuery Foundation – #bookreview

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jQuery UI in Action TJ VanToll  (Manning – paperback)   TJ VanToll had two straightforward goals in mind when he decided to write this nicely prepared book: “I wanted to write about how to use the jQuery UI components in real-world usage scenarios and applications. I also wanted to tackle the tough questions for jQuery UI users. … Continue reading jQUERY UI IN ACTION: A smooth guide to getting, learning and using plugins supported by the jQuery Foundation – #bookreview

Node.js Blueprints – A good how-to book that covers plenty of JS frameworks and tools – #programming #bookreview

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  Node.js Blueprints Develop stunning web and desktop applications with the definitive Node.js Krasimir Tsonev (Packt Publishing – paperback, Kindle)   Krasimir Tsonev’s new Node.js Blueprints book has proven helpful for me as I try to become more adept at using Node.js and a few of the many software packages that can work with it, such … Continue reading Node.js Blueprints – A good how-to book that covers plenty of JS frameworks and tools – #programming #bookreview

Ember.js in Action – An ambitious overview, with glitches – #programming #bookreview

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Ember.js in Action Joachim Haagen Skeie (Manning – paperback)   The Ember.js JavaScript framework has “a steep learning curve,” Joachim Haagen Skeie cautions readers repeatedly in his new book. Indeed, Ember does. I’ve watched that learning curve confuse and frustrate several experienced JavaScript and Ruby on Rails developers. And I’ve banged my own (thick) skull … Continue reading Ember.js in Action – An ambitious overview, with glitches – #programming #bookreview

CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

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  CoffeeScript in Action Patrick Lee (Manning – paperback)   CoffeeScript compiles to JavaScript, that awkward, quirky mashup which remains–because of its central role in the World Wide Web–one of the world’s most heavily utilized programming languages. When beginners first hear this about CoffeeScript, they often think: Ah, ha! I could learn that and skip … Continue reading CoffeeScript in Action – A pleasant, thorough, language-centered how-to guide – #programming #bookreview

Adobe Edge Animate – Rocky Nook’s elegant new software how-to guide – #webdesign #bookreview

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Adobe Edge Animate Using Web Standards to Create Interactive Websites Simon Widjaja (Rocky Nook – paperback, Kindle) Simon Widjaja’s new book is both elegant and practical. It is elegantly structured and illustrated, and it is practical in its approach to showing how to use Adobe Edge Animate. That software package, Widjaja says, “is a multimedia … Continue reading Adobe Edge Animate – Rocky Nook’s elegant new software how-to guide – #webdesign #bookreview

Rapid Android Development – Using Processing to build apps fast – #programming #bookreview

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Rapid Android Development Build Rich, Sensor-Based Applications with Processing Daniel Sauter (Pragmatic Bookshelf – paperback) The main goal of Daniel Sauter’s nicely written new book is to help you learn “how to develop interactive, sensor-based Android apps” quickly. At first glance, you may question how “quickly” you can go through 13 chapters with a total … Continue reading Rapid Android Development – Using Processing to build apps fast – #programming #bookreview