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You're reading from Hands-on JavaScript for Python Developers Leverage your Python knowledge to quickly learn JavaScript and advance your web development career

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838648121

Length 410 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

Django

Concepts

Programming Language

Author (1):

Nagale

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1 - What is JavaScript? What is it not?

2. The Entrance of JavaScript into Mainstream Programming FREE CHAPTER

3. Can We Use JavaScript Server-Side? Sure!

4. Nitty-Gritty Grammar

5. Data and Your Friend, JSON

6. Section 2 - Using JavaScript on the Front-End

7. Hello World! and Beyond: Your First Application

8. The Document Object Model (DOM)

9. Events, Event-Driven Design, and APIs

10. Working with Frameworks and Libraries

11. Deciphering Error Messages and Performance Leaks

12. JavaScript, Ruler of the Frontend

13. Section 3 - The Back-End: Node.js vs. Python

14. What Is Node.js?

15. Node.js versus Python

16. Using Express

17. React with Django

18. Combining Node.js with the Frontend

19. Enter Webpack

20. Section 4 - Communicating with Databases

21. Security and Keys

22. Node.js and MongoDB

23. Putting It All Together

24. Assessments

25. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Authors (1)

Nagale

Chicago-born, Iowa-raised, Los Angeles-seasoned, and now New York City-flavored, Sonyl Nagale started his career as a graphic designer focusing on web, which led down the slippery slope to becoming a full-stack technologist instead. With an eye toward the client use case and conversation with the creative side, he prides himself on taking a holistic approach to software engineering. Having worked at start-ups and global media companies using a variety of languages and frameworks, he likes solving new and novel challenges. Passionate about education, he's always excited to have great teachable moments complete with laughter and seeing the Aha! moments in students eyes.

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