JavaScript Patterns

DIVpWhat's the best approach for developing an application with JavaScript? This book helps you answer that question with numerous JavaScript coding patterns and best practices. If you're an experienced developer looking to solve problems related to objects, functions, inheritance, and other language-specific categories, the abstractions and code templates in this guide are ideal -- whether you're writing a client-side, server-side, or desktop application with JavaScript./pp Written by JavaScript expert Stoyan Stefanov -- Senior Yahoo! Technical and architect of YSlow 2.0, the web page performance optimization tool -- iJavaScript Patterns/i includes practical advice for implementing each pattern discussed, along with several hands-on examples. You'll also learn about anti-patterns: common programming approaches that cause more problems than they solve./pulliExplore useful habits for writing high-quality JavaScript code, such as avoiding globals, using single var declarations, and more /liliLearn why literal notation patterns are simpler alternatives to constructor functions /liliDiscover different ways to define a function in JavaScript /liliCreate objects that go beyond the basic patterns of using object literals and constructor functions /liliLearn the options available for code reuse and inheritance in JavaScript /liliStudy sample JavaScript approaches to common design patterns such as Singleton, Factory, Decorator, and more /liliExamine patterns that apply specifically to the client-side browser environment /li/ul/div