
JavaScript on Things
Hacking Hardware for Web Developers
Lyza Danger Gardner(Author)
Manning Publications (Publisher)
Published on 20. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-61729-386-3 (ISBN)
Description
JavaScript can be used to control hordes of small robots, creative maker projects, and IoT devices. With the Node.js ecosystem at hand, hardware prototyping gets fun, intuitive and fast.
JavaScript on Things is the first step into the exciting world of programming for small electronics. This fully-illustrated, hands-on book teaches readers how to get going with platforms like Arduino, Tessel, and Raspberry Pi.
Key Features:
? Fully illustrated
? Hands-on teaching style
? Step-by-step instructions
Written for readers with intermediate JavaScript and Node.js skills. No experience with embedded systems or robotics required.
About the Technology:
There are lots of web developers who have a solid grasp of software but haven't ever worked with hardware. This gap is starting to be filled by an assortment of approaches that use the common programming language of the Web, JavaScript.
JavaScript on Things is the first step into the exciting world of programming for small electronics. This fully-illustrated, hands-on book teaches readers how to get going with platforms like Arduino, Tessel, and Raspberry Pi.
Key Features:
? Fully illustrated
? Hands-on teaching style
? Step-by-step instructions
Written for readers with intermediate JavaScript and Node.js skills. No experience with embedded systems or robotics required.
About the Technology:
There are lots of web developers who have a solid grasp of software but haven't ever worked with hardware. This gap is starting to be filled by an assortment of approaches that use the common programming language of the Web, JavaScript.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
762 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61729-386-3 (9781617293863)
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E-Book
02/2018
1st Edition
Manning;Pearson Professional
€49.44
Available for download
Person
Lyza Danger Gardner has been web developer for over 20 years. She's part of the nodebots community and is a contributor to the johnny-five Node.js library.