Get Programming with JavaScript Next

Summary Get Programming with JavaScript Next introduces the modern age of JavaScript programming with ES6 and ES7 without dragging you through confusing jargon and abstract examples you'll never use. In just 34 quick-fire sessions, you'll quickly be coding with the latest features and functions of ES6 and ES7! Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Great code is readable, bug-free, and maintainable. Modern JavaScript, aka JavaScript Next, makes it much, much easier to write great applications. New features introduced in ES2015 simplify the structure of your JavaScript projects and radically streamline async-oriented tasks like writing reactive applications and microservices. About the Book Get Programming with JavaScript Next introduces you to the new features included in the ES2015-and-later JavaScript releases. You'll learn example by example in 34 short lessons, each designed to drive home a specific skill. The coverage is complete: you'll explore new language syntax, declarations, and data types. You'll structure code with modules, replace callbacks with promises, and use classes instead of constructors. Every time you turn a page, complete an exercise, or study a carefully crafted illustration, you'll be one step closer to JavaScript mastery. What's Inside New features from ES2015 and later Writing asynchronous code Creating custom iterables Troubleshooting modules and classes About the Reader Written for web developers comfortable with standard JavaScript 5 features and coding style. About the Author J.D. Isaacks is a seasoned developer, a JavaScript instructor, and an open source maintainer. Table of Contents Lesson 1 - ECMAScript specification and the proposal process Lesson 2 - Transpiling with Babel Lesson 3 - Bundling modules with Browserify UNIT 1 - VARIABLES AND STRINGS Lesson 4 - Declaring variables with let Lesson 5 - Declaring constants with const Lesson 6 - New string methods Lesson 7 - Template literals Lesson 8 - Capstone: Building a domain-specific language UNIT 2 - OBJECTS AND ARRAYS Lesson 9 - New array methods Lesson 10 - Object.assign Lesson 11 - Destructuring Lesson 12 - New object literal syntax Lesson 13 - Symbol-a new primitive Lesson 14 - Capstone: Simulating a lock and key UNIT 3 - FUNCTIONS Lesson 15 - Default parameters and rest Lesson 16 - Destructuring parameters Lesson 17 - Arrow functions Lesson 18 - Generator functions Lesson 19 - Capstone: The prisoner's dilemma UNIT 4 - MODULES Lesson 20 - Creating modules Lesson 21 - Using modules Lesson 22 - Capstone: Hangman game UNIT 5 - ITERABLES Lesson 23 - Iterables Lesson 24 - Sets Lesson 25 - Maps Lesson 26 - Capstone: Blackjack UNIT 6 - CLASSES Lesson 27 - Classes Lesson 28 - Extending classes Lesson 29 - Capstone: Comets UNIT 7 - WORKING ASYNCHRONOUSLY Lesson 30 - Promises Lesson 31 - Advanced promises Lesson 32 - Async functions Lesson 33 - Observables Lesson 34 - Capstone: Canvas image gallery Appendix - Exercise answers