Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition

The book focuses on mastering key JavaScript concepts such as functions, closures, objects, prototypes, and promises. It also covers APIs like the DOM, events, and timers, and discusses best practices in testing and cross-browser development.

The authors are John Resig, Bear Bibeault, and Josip Maras.

The book covers JavaScript functions, closures, objects, prototypes, promises, the DOM, events, timers, and best practices for testing and cross-browser development.

Yes, the book is fully revised to cover concepts from ES6 and ES7.

The book is aimed at readers who are willing to become proficient in JavaScript, regardless of their current skill level.

Yes, the book uses practical examples to clearly illustrate each core concept and technique.

The book discusses best practices such as debugging, testing, performance analysis, and cross-browser development .

Yes, the book includes strategies for developing cross-browser web applications .

Yes, each chapter includes exercises to reinforce the concepts covered .

Part 1 covers the ubiquity of JavaScript, understanding the browser, and best practices in JavaScript development .

Part 2 focuses on understanding functions, including first-class functions, function invocation, closures, and asynchronous programming with generators and promises .

Part 3 delves into object orientation with prototypes, controlling access to objects, dealing with collections, regular expressions, and code modularization techniques .

Part 4 explores working with the DOM, handling events, and developing cross-browser strategies .

Yes, the book highlights JavaScript's versatility across web, desktop, cloud, and mobile applications .

The appendixes cover additional ES6 features, testing and debugging techniques, and provide answers to exercises .