JavaScript Scoping and Hoisting
Do you know what value will be alerted if the following is executed as a JavaScript program? var foo = 1; function bar() { if (!foo) { var foo = 10; } alert(foo); } bar(); If it surprises you that the answer is “10”, then this one will probably really throw you for a loop: var a = 1; function b() { a = 10; return; function a() {} } b(); alert(a); Here, of course, the browser will alert “1”.
That Weird JavaScript Course
That Weird JavaScript Course takes a unique approach towards teaching fundamental programming concepts. Not only will you learn practical techniques for building apps, but you will also gain knowledge about the history, science, and culture that surrounds the world’s most widely-used programming language. My mission is to make you a well-rounded JavaScript developer who can nail job interviews and build apps in the browser and NodeJS.
Processing.js
Demos below! As a sort-of reverse birthday present I’ve decided to release one of my largest projects, in recent memory. This is the project that I’ve been alluding to for quite some time now: I’ve ported the Processing visualization language to JavaScript, using the Canvas element. I’ve been working on this project, off-and-on now, for the past 7 months – it’s been a fun, and quite rewarding, challenge.
Truth, Equality and JavaScript
You don’t have to be a JavaScript novice to get confused by this… or this… The good news is that there is a standard and all browsers follow it.
Understanding Scope and Context in JavaScript
JavaScript’s implementation of scope and context is a unique feature of the language, in part because it is so flexible. Functions can be adopted for various contexts and scope can be encapsulated and preserved. These concepts lend to some of the most powerful design patterns JavaScript has to offer. However, this is also a tremendous source of confusion amongst developers, and for good reason. The following is a comprehensive explanation of scope and context, the difference between them, and how various design patterns make use of them.
Functional Programming in Javascript
This is an interactive learning course with exercises you fill out right in the browser. If you just want to browse the content click the button below: This is a series of interactive exercises for learning Microsoft's Reactive Extensions (Rx) Library for Javascript. So why is the title "Functional Programming in Javascript"?
A JavaScript Module Pattern
Eric Miraglia (@miraglia) is an engineering manager for the YUI project at Yahoo. Eric has been at Yahoo since 2003, working on projects ranging from Yahoo Sports to YUI. For the past several years, Eric and his colleagues on the YUI team have worked to establish YUI as the foundation for Yahoo’s frontend engineering work while open-sourcing the project and sharing it with the world under a liberal BSD license. Eric is an editor and frequent contributor to YUIBlog; his personal blog is at ericmiraglia.com. Prior to working at Yahoo, Eric taught writing at Stanford and elsewhere and led frontend engineering teams at several startups.
Felix's Node.js Convincing the boss guide
« Home / All Guides Now that you're all hyped up about using node.js, it's time to convince your boss. Well, maybe. I have had the pleasure of consulting for different businesses on whether node.js is the right technology, and sometimes the answer is simply no.
Javascript Closures
Introduction Closure A "closure" is an expression (typically a function) that can have free variables together with an environment that binds those variables (that "closes" the expression). Closures are one of the most powerful features of ECMAScript (javascript) but they cannot be property exploited without understanding them. They are, however, relatively easy to create, even accidentally, and their creation has potentially harmful consequences, particularly in some relatively common web browser environments.
An introduction to JavaScript’s async and await - Zell Liew - Medium
Asynchronous JavaScript has never been easy. For a while, we used callbacks. Then, we used promises.
6 Free E-Books and Tutorials for Learning and Mastering Node.js
OK, we won't bore you by telling you what Node.js is again or why it's so dang hot. You want to learn Node.js? There's no completely finished Node.js book out there that we're aware of. But there's one complete book in rough draft form, two partial guides and several other great resources for learning Node.js. No more excuses: Try Node.js for $0.02 or less in just a few minutes No more excuses: Try Node.js for $0.02 or less in just a few minutes is a short tutorial from the developers of NowJS.
