Understanding “Prototypes” in JavaScript
For the purposes of this post, I will be talking about JavaScript objects using syntax defined in ECMAScript 5.1. The basic semantics existed in Edition 3, but they were not well exposed. In JavaScript, objects are pairs of keys and values (in Ruby, this structure is called a Hash; in Python, it's called a dictionary). For example, if I wanted to describe my name, I could have an object with two keys: firstName would point to "Yehuda" and lastName would point to "Katz".
Getting Started · yeoman/yeoman Wiki
Getting started with Yeoman The Yeoman workflow is comprised of three core tools for improving your productivity and satisfaction when building a web app. These tools are: yo - the scaffolding tool from Yeomanbower - the package management toolgrunt - the build tool Each of these projects are independently maintained by their respective communities, but work well together as a part of a prescriptive workflow for keeping you effective. Let’s walk through what these binaries can do.
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by Eric Elliott Take advantage of JavaScript’s power to build robust web-scale or enterprise applications that are easy to extend and maintain. By applying the design patterns outlined in this practical book, experienced JavaScript developers will learn how to write flexible and resilient code that’s easier—yes, easier—to work with as your code base grows. $27.99 Read Online for FreeBrought to you by OSCON Conference Buy it on oreilly.com JavaScript may be the most essential web programming language, but in the real world, JavaScript applications often break when you make changes.
Learn Web Development with the Ruby on Rails Tutorial
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Setting up Node.js and npm on Mac OSX
Node.js is gaining a lot of speed and is an exciting new development framework. Here's a quick overview of how to get Node.js working on OSX along with npm, the package manager for node. Update: There are now packages available for OSX and Windows if you prefer a one click install for Node.js and NPM. To install from source you probably know what you are doing but this article might help.
Understanding JavaScript Prototypes.
(en Español) JavaScript’s prototype object generates confusion wherever it goes. Seasoned JavaScript professionals, even authors frequently exhibit a limited understanding of the concept. I believe a lot of the trouble stems from our earliest encounters with prototypes, which almost always relate to new, constructor and the very misleading prototype property attached to functions. In fact prototype is a remarkably simple concept. To understand it better, we just need to forget what we ‘learned’ about constructor prototypes and start again from first principles.
Self-Taught Developers: Are You Missing Your Foundation
You seem to equate "foundation" with knowledge that's not immediately applicable. There's some truth to that, but I think it misses the forest for the trees. Knowledge is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to excellence in software development. Think of programming like writing an essay. Clearly some knowledge is required; you need to include some information in the essay or it's completely pointless.
