Chapter 1. Introduction to JavaScript

• What JavaScript Is
• What JavaScript Is Not
• Not All JavaScripts are Created Equal ...
• ECMAScript Language and Specification
• What JavaScript Can Do
• What JavaScript Can't Do
• JavaScript on the Server-side
• Elements of JavaScript
• Values, Variables and Functions
• Embedded Scripts
• External Scripts
• Browser Dialog Boxes
• Network Communication
• Summary

Chapter 2. JavaScript Fundamentals

• Variables
• JavaScript Reserved Words
• Dynamic Types
• JavaScript Strings
• Escaping Control Characters
• What is False in JavaScript?
• Numbers
• The Number Object
• Not A Number (NaN) Reserved Keyword
• JavaScript Objects
• Operators
• Primitive Values vs Objects
• Flow Control
• 'if' Statement
• 'if…else' Statement
• 'switch' Statement
• 'for' Loop
• 'for / in' Loop
• 'while' Loop
• 'do…while' Loop
• Break and Continue
• Labeled Statements
• The undefined and null Keywords
• Checking for undefined and null
• Checking Types with typeof Operator
• Date Object
• Document Object
• Other Useful Objects
• Browser Object Detection
• The eval Function
• Enforcing Strict Mode
• Summary

Chapter 3. JavaScript DOM API

• What is DOM?
• Element Hierarchy
• DOM Standardization
• The Document Object
• Nodes and Elements
• The Element Object
• Element Event Handlers
• The window Object
• The Frame Object
• The History Object
• Summary

Chapter 4. JavaScript Functions

• Functions Defined
• Declaring Functions
• Function Arguments
• More on Function Arguments
• Return Values
• Multiple Return Values
• Default Parameter Values
• Anonymous Function Expressions
• Functions as a Way to Create Private Scope
• Linking Functions to Page Elements
• Common DOM Events
• Local and Global Variables
• Declaring Object Methods
• The arguments Parameter
• Example of Using arguments Parameter
• Summary

Chapter 5. JavaScript Arrays

• Arrays Defined
• Creating an Array
• The length Array Member
• Traversing an Array
• Appending to an Array
• Deleting Elements
• Inserting Elements
• Other Array Methods
• Accessing Objects as Arrays
• Summary

Chapter 6. Using Lodash JavaScript Library

• What is Lodash
• Why use Lodash?
• Lodash Functional Categories
• Imperative Programming
• Functional Programming
• The JavaScript Map Examples
• The Collections Category
• The filter Collections Function
• The countBy Collections Function
• The Arrays Category Functions
• The union Arrays Function
• The difference Arrays Function
• The Functions Category
• The delay Function
• The once Function
• The Object Category Functions
• The
• keys
• Objects Category Function
• The Util Category Functions
• The
• random
• Util Function
• Summary

Chapter 7. Advanced Objects and Functionality in JavaScript

• Basic Objects
• Constructor Function
• More on the Constructor Function
• Object Properties
• Deleting a Property
• The instanceof Operator
• Object Properties
• Constructor and Instance Objects
• Constructor Level Properties
• Namespace
• Functions Are First-Class Objects
• Closures
• Closure Examples
• Private Variables with Closures
• Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE)
• The Module Pattern
• Module Pattern Example
• Prototype
• Inheritance in JavaScript
• The Prototype Chain
• Traversing Prototype Property Hierarchy
• Prototype Chain
• Inheritance Using Prototype
• Extending Inherited Behavior
• Enhancing Constructors
• Improving Constructor Performance
• Inheritance with Object.create
• The hasOwnProperty Method
• Summary

Chapter 8. jQuery Overview

• What Is jQuery?
• Benefits of Using a JavaScript Library
• jQuery Example
• CSS Selectors
• How to Use jQuery
• Practical Usage Notes
• Background – DOM
• Background - DOM Ready Events
• Background - JavaScript Functions
• The jQuery Function Object
• What Does the $() Function Take as Argument?
• What Does the $() Function do?
• The jQuery Wrapper
• The jQuery Wrapper as an Array-Like Object
• Note: innerHTML() vs. .html()
• jQuery Wrapper Chaining
• API Function Notation
• Handling DOM Ready Event
• References
• Summary

Chapter 9. Selectors

• Background: The Sizzle Selector Engine
• Selecting Elements by Attribute
• Pseudo-Selectors
• Form Pseudo-Selectors
• Faster Selection
• Selecting Elements Using Relationships
• Selecting Elements Using Filters
• More on Chaining: .end()
• Testing Elements
• Is the Selection Empty?
• Saving Selections
• Iterating Through Selected Elements Using .each()
• JavaScript Methods
• JavaScript "this"
• Function Context
• The Function call() Method
• .each() Revisited
• Summary

Chapter 10. DOM Manipulation

• The $ Function Revisited
• Getters and Setters
• The text() Element Method
• Appending DOM Elements
• Removing DOM Elements
• Performance
• Summary

Chapter 11. Events

• Event Overview
• Old School: Event Handling Using HTML Element Attributes
• Unobtrusive JavaScript
• Unobtrusive JavaScript Example
• Multiple Handlers
• Using jQuery Wrapper Event Registration Methods
• The .on() Method
• Event Propagation
• Handlers for Elements Before They Exist!
• The Event Object
• Triggering Events
• Summary

Chapter 12. Utility Functions

• The jQuery Object Revisited
• Functions May Have Methods
• A jQuery Utility Function: $.trim()
• $.each()
• Example jQuery Utility Functions
• Summary

Chapter 13. Network Requests

• Network Requests
• HTTP Servers
• The HTTP Request
• The HTTP Response
• Using the XMLHttpRequest Object
• Requests Using jQuery .get()
• jQuery .get() - Details
• Response Data Types
• Making Requests with jQuery .load()
• Using JavaScript fetch() to make HTTP calls
• The jQuery .data() method
• Summary

Chapter 14. The JavaScript Console and the console Object API

• JavaScript Console in Browsers
• Dev Tooling Support in Browsers
• The Developer Tools Console
• The Console API
• Coloring Your Output
• Using the time () / timeEnd () Console Commands
• Using the console.trace() Command
• Using the console.count() Console Command
• Using the console.assert() Console Command
• The console.assert() Console Command Example
• Summary

Chapter 15. Debugging JavaScript Code

• Why to Debug JavaScript Code?
• Debugging Tools in Browsers
• Chrome's DevTools
• The Debugging Controls on the Sources Panel
• Debugging Actions
• Additional Debugging Actions
• Selecting a JavaScript File To Debug
• Debugging Scenarios for Breakpoints
• Setting and Removing Breakpoints
• Information Available on a Breakpoint
• Toggling Breakpoints
• Other Ways to Manage Breakpoints
• Programmatic Control During Debug Pauses
• Breaking on Exceptions
• Other Debugging Techniques
• Breakpoints on JavaScript Event Listeners
• Supported Events
• Summary

Chapter 16. Exception Handling in JavaScript

• Exception Handling
• Try Syntax
• The Finally Block
• The Nested Try Blocks
• Exceptions Types in JavaScript
• The Throw Statement
• Using the Error Object
• Summary

Chapter 17. Testing JavaScript with Jasmine

• What Is Jasmine?
• Supported Integrations
• Jasmine in Standalone Mode
• Jasmine Folder Structure
• The Spec Runner Page
• Viewing Test Results
• Test Suites
• Specs (Unit Tests)
• Expectations (Assertions)
• Matchers
• More on Matchers
• Examples of Using Matchers
• Using the not Property
• Test Failures
• Setup and Teardown in Unit Test Suites
• Example of beforeEach and afterEach Functions
• Disabling Test Suites and Specs
• Method Stubbing and Call Tracking with Spies
• A Spy Example
• spyOn Setup Variations
• Simulating Exceptions
• Asynchronous Calls
• Summary

Chapter 18. JavaScript Performance and Best Practices

• Leverage Modern JavaScript Libraries
• Loading Scripts
• JavaScript Code Minification
• Use JavaScript Style Guides
• Examples of JavaScript Rules and Style Guides Suggestions
• Avoid Global Variables, Use Proper Scopes
• Some Subtle Problems with Var
• The Block Scope with ECMAScript 6 Let
• Use Proper Scoping for Better Performance
• Example of Scoping
• Speeding up Programs with Proper Variable Scoping
• Cache Properties Accessed More Than Once
• Go Asynchronous
• Leverage HTML5 Web Workers
• Prefer Literals to Constructors
• Avoid Using eval()
• Performance Optimization Considerations
• Performance Profiling
• JavaScript Program Profilers in Browsers
• The IE Profiler
• IE Code Execution Profiler
• IE Memory Allocation Profiler
• Chrome Profiler
• Clean-up Your Code
• Things a JavaScript Lint Normally Checks
• Use Strict Mode
• Use JOIN for Concatenation
• Equal or Not Equal
• Summary

Chapter 19. Test Automation and Continuous Integration Systems for JavaScript

• Continuous Integration, Build and Test Automation
• What is Node.js
• Node Package Manager
• What is Grunt
• Excerpt from Gruntfile.js
• Installing Grunt
• What is Bower
• Installing Packages in Bower
• What is Karma
• How Karma Works
• Working with Browser Launchers
• Setting Up Path to Browser Binaries
• Continuous Integration/ Delivery Tools
• TeamCity Build Management System
• TeamCity Overview
• Summary