JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies

Name: JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies
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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Why This Book?
JavaScript is a huge topic
How this book is different
Learn JavaScript as it's used
Understand similarities between the most popular libraries
Adapt to new technologies
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Book 1 JavaScript Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Jumping into JavaScript
JavaScript, the Basics
JavaScript is a programming language
A look at programming language levels
Machine code is processor-specific
High-level languages are abstractions
Compilation makes programs portable
A short and epic history of JavaScript
The two superpowers
The early battles
Eich is back with a brand-new invention
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
The long road to standardization
How JavaScript changes
Reading and Copying JavaScript Code
How the web works
Front end and back end
The front end is open, the back end is closed
The value of a service
JavaScript on the server
Starting Your Development Environment
Installing Visual Studio Code
Learning to use Visual Studio Code
Creating a new project
Learning the one essential command
Writing Your First JavaScript Program
JavaScript is made of statements
JavaScript is case-sensitive
JavaScript ignores white space
JavaScript programmers use camelCase and underscores
camelCase
Underscore
Dashes
Running Code in the Console
Rerunning Commands in the Console
Running Code in a Browser Window
Running JavaScript from HTML event attributes
Running HTML inside script elements
Including JavaScript files in your HTML
Chapter 2 Filling Your JavaScript Toolbox
Installing Node.js
Configuring Visual Studio Code
Getting prettier
Installing Live Server
Documenting Your Code
Line comments
Block comments
The README file
The basics of Markdown
Coding Responsibly with Git
Introducing Git
Installing Git
Configuring and testing Git
Learning the basics of Git
Moving forward with Git and GitHub
Chapter 3 Using Data
Making Variables with let
Declaring variables
Initializing variables
Using variables
Naming variables
Making Constants with const
When to use constants
Naming constants
Taking a Look at the Data Types
JavaScript is loose and dynamic
Passing by value
String data type
Escaping characters
Creating strings with template literal notation
Working with string functions
Number data type
Working with number functions
Knowing when to convert between strings and numbers
bigInt data type
Boolean data type
Converting to Boolean
Getting Truthy and Falsy
NaN data type
Undefined data type
Symbol data type
Wrangling the Object: The Complex Data Type
Examining the Array - a Special Kind of Object
Getting a Handle on Scope
Chapter 4 Working with Operators and Expressions
Building Expressions
Operators: The Lineup
Operator precedence
Using parentheses
Assignment operators
Comparison operators
Arithmetic operators
Concatenation operator
Logical operators
Combining operators
Other Operators
Chapter 5 Controlling Flow
Choosing a Path
if . . . else statements
Multiple paths with if else
The ternary operator
Switch statements
Making Loops
for loops
for . . . in loops
for . . . of loops
while loops
do . . . while loops
break and continue statements
Chapter 6 Using Arrays
Introducing Arrays
Creating Arrays
Using the Array() constructor
Using array literal notation
Using the split function
Accessing Array Elements
Modifying Arrays
Deleting Array Elements
Programming with Array Methods
Pushing and popping
Shifting and unshifting
Slicing an array
Splicing an array
Looping with Array Methods
Passing callback functions to array methods
Reducing an array
Mapping an array
Filtering arrays
Destructuring Arrays
Spreading Arrays
Chapter 7 Making and Using Objects
Objects: The Basics
Creating Objects
Making objects using literal notation
Making objects using a constructor function
Making objects with class
Making objects with Object.create()
Modifying Objects
Using dot notation
Using square brackets notation
Comparing and Copying Objects
Understanding Prototypes
Deleting Object Properties
Chapter 8 Writing and Running Functions
Functions: An Introduction
Using Top-level functions
Using methods of built-in objects
Passing by value
Passing by reference
Writing Functions
Naming functions
Passing arguments
Using rest parameters
Using the arguments object
Passing functions as arguments
Setting default parameters
Writing a function body
Returning data
Using a return value as an argument
Creating conditional code with return
Function declaration scope and hoisting
Declaring Anonymous functions
Defining function expressions
Writing anonymous functions as arrow functions
Simplifying arrow functions
Knowing the limits of arrow functions
Arrow functions don't have this
Arrow functions don't have the arguments object
Writing Methods
Understanding Context and this
Passing an object to a function
Setting the context of a function
Using call()
Using apply()
Using bind()
Passing a function from one object to another
Passing a function to a child to change the parent
Chaining Functions
Chapter 9 Getting Oriented with Classes
Encapsulation
Abstraction
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Base Classes
Recognizing that classes aren't hoisted
Using class expressions
Making instances of base classes
Derived Classes
Constructors
Properties and Methods
Creating methods in a class
Overriding methods in a derived class
Defining methods, properties, and fields
Public members
Private members
Static members
Practicing and Becoming comfortable with Classes
Chapter 10 Making Things Happen with Events
Understanding the JavaScript Runtime Model
Stacking function calls
Heaping objects
Queuing messages
The Event Loop
JavaScript is single-threaded
Messages run until they're done
Listening for Events
Listening with HTML event attributes
Listening with Event handler properties
Using addEventListener()
Selecting your event target
Setting addEventListener()'s parameters
The Event object
Listening on multiple targets
Dispatching events programmatically
Triggering built-in events
Creating and triggering custom events
Removing event listeners
Preventing default actions
Chapter 11 Writing Asynchronous JavaScript
Understanding Asynchronous JavaScript
Reading synchronous code
Events to the rescue
Calling you back
Making Promises
Writing promises
Introducing async functions
Converting nested callbacks to async functions
Converting promise chains to async functions
Handling errors with async/await
Using AJAX
Getting data with the Fetch API
Getting a response with fetch()
Parsing the Response
Calling other Response methods
Response.blob()
Response.text()
Handling fetch() errors
The fetch init object
Introducing HTTP
The request method
HTTP status codes
Making requests with CORS
Making a simple request
Making a non-simple request
Working with JSON data
Getting JSON data
Sending JSON data
Chapter 12 Using JavaScript Modules
Defining Modules
Exporting Modules
Named exports
Default exports
Importing Modules
Importing named modules
Importing default modules
Renaming Exports and Imports
Importing a Module Object
Loading Dynamic Modules
Importing Modules into HTML
Book 2 Meet Your Web Browser
Chapter 1 What a Web Browser Does
Interfacing with a Browser
Introducing the Browser Engine
The Rendering Engine
The JavaScript engine
Identifying and preventing render blocking
Unblocking your code with async and defer
Networking
Data storage
Chapter 2 Programming the Browser
Understanding Web APIs and Interfaces
Hooking into interfaces
Built-in browser APIs
Custom APIs
Getting Around the Navigator
Inspecting the navigator's quirks
Navigator properties
Stealing a Glimpse Through the Window
Window properties
Window methods
Introducing the HTML DOM
Document properties
Document methods
Selecting element nodes
Selecting with getElementById()
Selecting using selectors
Creating and adding elements to the DOM
Element nodes
Element methods
Knowing Your History
Book 3 React
Chapter 1 Getting Started with React
Understanding ReactJS
Distilling "Thinking in React"
Building a React UI
Step 1: Design the component hierarchy
Step 2: Build a static version in React
Step 3: Identify the state
Step 4: Determine where the state should live
Step 5: Implement inverse data flow
React is component-based
React is declarative
React is just JavaScript
Initializing a Project with Vite
Introducing Vite
Launching the VS Code terminal
Touring the structure of a React app
node_modules
public
src
.gitignore
package-lock.json
package.json
vite.config.js
Modifying a React project
Introducing ReactDOM and the Virtual DOM
Chapter 2 Writing JSX
Learning the Fundamentals of JSX
JSX is not HTML
JSX is XML
Transpiling with Babel
Writing HTML output with JSX
Using built-in components
Attributes that are different in JSX
JSX uses camelCase
JSX must be valid XML
Using JavaScript Expressions in JSX
Conditionally Rendering JSX
Conditional rendering with element variables
Conditional rendering with &&
Conditional rendering with the conditional operator
Making a List
Styling React Apps and Components
Adding global styles
Using local styles
Using the style attribute
Using style objects
Making style modules
Other style strategies
Chapter 3 Building React Components
Thinking in Components
Designing your own elements
Returning valid values
Recognizing the Two Types of Data
Props
Getting reactive with state
How state enables reactivity
Function Components
Functions are stateless
Introducing useState()
Class Components
The Component Lifecycle
The mounting methods
Kicking it off with the constructor
Getting the derived state
Rendering the output
Finishing the mount
The updating methods
Optimizing with shouldComponentUpdate()
Getting a snapshot
Finishing the update
Unmounting a component
Using the Lifecycle in Function Components
Running effects less often
Performing an effect on unmounting
Composing Components
How inheritance works in object-oriented programming
Composition using explicit props
Composition using the children prop
Composition with custom hooks
Chapter 4 Using Data and Events in React
Event Handling in React
Using event attributes
Dispatching Synthetic Events
Specifying a handler function
Passing arguments to an event handler
Passing functions as props
Defining event handlers in class components
Defining methods using arrow syntax
Passing event handler functions from function components
Making Forms with React
Using controlled inputs
Using uncontrolled forms
Book 4 Vue
Chapter 1 Getting an Overview of Vue
Comparing Vue to React
Scaffolding Your First Vue.js Application
Bootstrapping with vue-create
Installing Volar
Exploring the structure of a Vue app
Going to the src
Mounting a Root Component
Configuring an app
Mounting multiple apps
Exploring Vue's Two Styles
The Options API
The Composition API
Deciding which API to use
Installing Vue DevTools
Chapter 2 Introducing Vue Components
Introducing the Single-File Component
The script element
The setup() function
The setup shortcut
Naming Components
Following the Component Lifecycle
onMounted()
onUpdated()
onUnmounted()
onBeforeMount()
onBeforeUpdate()
onBeforeUnmount()
onErrorCaptured()
Handling Errors in Components
Chapter 3 Making Vue Templates
Writing HTML Templates
Using JavaScript in Templates
Calling functions
JavaScript in templates is restricted
Using globals in templates
Introducing Directives
Built-in directives
Directive shorthand names
Passing arguments to directives
Dynamic arguments
Directive modifiers
Custom directives
Conditional Rendering
Conditional rendering with JavaScript
Conditional rendering using directives
Using v-show
Using v-if, v-else, and v-else-if
Rendering Lists
Using v-for with numbers and strings
Using v-for with objects
Using v-for with arrays
Specifying a key
Composing with Slots
Specifying fallback content
Naming slots
Adding Style to Components
Global CSS
Scoped CSS
Multiple style blocks
CSS modules
v-bind in CSS
Chapter 4 Using Data and Reactivity
Passing and Using Props
Defining props with &script setup&
Defining props with setup()
Binding Data to Templates
Initializing and Changing Reactive Data
reactive() creates a Proxy object
Limitations of reactive()
Introducing ref()
Experimenting with Reactivity Transform
Computing Properties
Reacting to State Changes with Watch()
Chapter 5 Responding to Events
Setting Listeners with v-on
Inline handlers
Method handlers
Choosing between method and inline handlers
Using Event Modifiers
Using key modifiers
Detecting exact combinations
Binding Forms to Events and Data
Making two-way bindings with v-model
Using v-model with various input types
Book 5 Svelte
Chapter 1 Getting Started with Svelte
What Makes Svelte Different?
Building Your Scaffolding
Getting the Svelte for VS Code Extension
Exploring a Svelte App
Playing with Svelte
Building the basic look-and-feel
Making reactive data
Handling the event
Chapter 2 Building with Components
Writing Lean Components
Identifying What's in a Component
Scripting in Svelte components
Exporting and using props
Defining props
Passing props
Triggering reactivity with assignments
Recognizing that array methods don't trigger updates
Creating reactive statements
Using &script& data and functions
Adding Style to a Component
Chapter 3 Designing Templates
Elements Are the Building Blocks
Using the built-in elements
No adjustments necessary
Some attributes don't require quotes
Using custom elements
Documenting Svelte with Comments
Choosing a Path
Creating Loops
Writing Text Expressions
Composing with Slots
Chapter 4 Using Directives
Listening for Events with on:
Basic event handling
Attaching modifiers to event listeners
Forwarding events
Handling multiple events
Creating Two-Way Bindings with :bind
Recognizing that number inputs create numbers
Binding select inputs
Using Transition Animations
Creating your first transition
Passing arguments to transitions
Creating unidirectional transitions
Chapter 5 Using the Component Lifecycle
The Svelte Lifecycle
Mounting
Using beforeUpdate() and afterUpdate()
Using onDestroy()
Getting ticks
Fetching Data in Svelte
Refreshing data
Awaiting asynchronous requests
Chapter 6 Advanced Svelte Reactivity
Constructing and Stocking the Store
Creating a writable store
Creating a readable store
Subscribing to a store
Unsubscribing from a store
Setting and updating a store
Using the reactive shortcut
Store starting and stopping functions
Getting and Setting Context
Book 6 Sharpening Your Tools
Chapter 1 Building from Scratch
Why You Need a Build Tool
Back in my day . . .
The road to dependency hell
Enter package management
Managing Dependencies with npm
Initializing a project
Learning the parts of package.json
Metadata in package.json
Npm scripts
Dependencies
Reading semver
Using the node_modules folder
Local-versus-global installs
Updating npm
Writing Your First Files
Writing a dev Script
Making Modules
Refactoring index.js
The moveBall() function
The generateMap() function
Adding style
Testing for collisions
Testing it out
Chapter 2 Optimizing and Bundling
Automating Your Build Script
Installing and using a module bundler
Configuring your dev server
Building it up
Copying static assets
Cleaning up
Converting to React
Configuring Webpack for React
Converting the UI to React
Detecting collisions
Chapter 3 Testing Your JavaScript
Using a Linter
Debugging in Chrome
Getting started with the Sources panel
Building a source map
Editing your code in the Sources panel
Setting breakpoints
Using watch expressions
Unit Testing
Installing and configuring Jest
Writing your first test
Learning how Jest works
Test suites
Test specs
Expectations
Writing better code through testing
Using testing-library
Book 7 Node.js
Chapter 1 Node.js Fundamentals
Learning What Makes Node.js Tick
Node.js is not a programming language
Node.js is not a framework
Node.js is a runtime environment
Web browsers are runtime environments, too
Node.js lets JavaScript out of the sandbox
Why developers need Node.js
Learning the Parts of Node.js
The V8 engine
libuv
Node.js bindings
The Node.js standard library
Introducing the Node.js Core Modules
Recognizing What Node.js Is Good For
Why is Node.js so fast?
What is Node.js not good at?
Working with Node.js
Writing a Node.js program
Monitoring your script
Running a code on the command line
Using REPL
Playing with the Node.js REPL
Working with REPL commands
Making and Using Node.js Modules
Using CommonJS
Using ES modules
Setting the module type in package.json
Getting Data to Node Modules
Environment variables
Setting environment variables from the command line
Setting environment variables with .env
Passing arguments
Node's Callback Pattern
Chapter 2 Streaming
Jumping into Streams
Chunking is the key
Loading without streams
Converting to streams
Viewing chunks
Identifying types of streams
Creating Readable Streams
Reading readable streams from the fs module
Distinguishing between the two read modes
Flowing mode
Paused mode
Creating Writable Streams
Producing Duplex Streams
Backpressure
PassThrough
Transforming Streams
Chaining Streams
Chapter 3 Working with Buffers
Knowing Your Buffer Basics
Differentiating between encoding and decoding
Examining buffer content
Decoding Buffers
Creating Buffers
Using Other Buffer Methods
Iterating over Buffers
Chapter 4 Accessing the File System
Importing the fs module
Reading Files
Reading from a file with fs.read()
Opening a file with fs.open() and callbacks
Opening, writing to, and closing a file using Promises
Using readFile()
Using readFileSync()
Writing Files
Writing it to disk with fs.write()
Using fs.writeFile()
Using Paths
Getting File and Directory Information
Listing the files in a directory
Finding directories
Getting file stats
Chapter 5 Networking with Node
A Note about Security
Making a Web Server
Understanding the Request object
Understanding the response object
The response header
The response body
Methods of the response object
The writeHead() method
The end() method
The write() method
Using implicit headers
Knowing the differences between setHeader() and writeHead()
Chapter 6 Using Events
Introducing EventEmitter
Creating custom events
Extending EventEmitter
Passing arguments to listeners
Using this in an event handler function
Using arrow functions as event handlers
Understanding and Using maxListeners
Finding the value of defaultMaxListeners
Exceeding the maximum listeners for an emitter
Increasing the maximum number of listeners
Removing Listeners
Removing individual listeners
Removing all listeners
Emitting Once
Chapter 7 Error Handling and Debugging
Knowing the Types of Errors
Operational errors
Programmer errors
Understanding Node.js's Error Object
Reading error.stack
Reading a stack frame
Exceptions versus Errors
Handling Exceptions
Catching exceptions with promises
Creating an uncaught Promise rejection
Catching a promise rejection
Using finally()
Catching exceptions with async functions
Debugging Node.js Programs
Using the command-line debugger
Debugging in Chrome DevTools
Adding a workspace
Setting breakpoints
Setting a watch expression
Setting log points
Learning more about Chrome's DevTools Inspect interface
Chapter 8 Accessing Databases
Getting Started with MongoDB
Discerning between relational and NoSQL databases
Data types in relational databases
Data types in NoSQL databases
Installing MongoDB
Installing MongoDB on Windows
Installing MongoDB on macOS
Installing MongoDB on Linux
Starting MongoDB
Starting MongoDB on Windows
Starting MongoDB on macOS
Using Mongosh
Connecting to MongoDB and creating a database
Creating a collection
Making an id and listing documents
Finding documents
Returning fewer fields
Sorting lists
Limiting lists
Making complex queries using operators
Learning MongoDB Shell commands
Working with users and roles
Using MongoDB from Node.js
Installing the Node.js driver
Connecting to a MongoDB server
Inserting documents into a collection
Getting data
Database operations are asynchronous
Using a Cursor object
Using results in your program
Using findOne()
Examining your Find options
Updating data
Update options
Combining update and insert
Deleting data
Chapter 9 Riding on the Express Train
Installing Express
Server-Side Routing with Express
Introducing routing methods
Using routing methods
String paths
Path patterns
Path regular expressions
Path parameters
Using Express Middleware
The next() function
Types of middleware
Application-level middleware
Router-level middleware
Error-handling middleware
Built-in middleware
Third-party middleware
Serving static files
Analyzing a Complete Express Server
Installing the server and dependencies
Setting up a REST client
Testing the API server
Serving a View
Benefiting from a template engine
Introducing Pug
Using the Express Application Generator
Chapter 10 Registration and Authentication
Making and Configuring the Directory
Adding the App and Server Modules
Making Some Basic Routes
Testing Your Routes
Making a Schema with Mongoose
Using mongoose.Schema and mongoose.model
Installing Mongoose and connecting to a database
Creating the User model
Create the post model
Implementing User Registration
Understanding the basics of authentication
Programming the user sign-up route
Understanding password security
Understanding hashes
Adding salt to hashing
Hashing and saving
Testing user registration
Handling Authentication
Generating and Using Tokens
Recognizing that tokens must expire
Sending a refresh token
Handling tokens securely
Understanding XSS attacks
Finishing the Login Route
Testing the login route
Looking at an access token
Using an access token
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