John Resig

The first part about the Javascript core language is rather mediocre/shallow and "Crockford - The good parts" does a better job at that; even though the book says you should read something like Crockford before reading this book, which doesn't make sense in my opinion.

There seems to be one severe mistake in the first part, when the constructor property of objects is claimed to be a property of the objects themselves, instead of the linked prototypes.

However, in the second part the authors show more allow deep insights into the problems that come with cross-browser Javascript development and how to circumvent them. It makes clear why something like jQuery, which John Resig is the primary author of, is currently absolutely necessary, and should serve as an excellent primer if one wants to understand the jQuery source code. show less

Summary More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. If you're serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. You need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. This book shows you how. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology JavaScript is rapidly becoming a universal language for show more every type of application, whether on the web, on the desktop, in the cloud, or on mobile devices. When you become a JavaScript pro, you have a powerful skill set that’s usable across all these domains. About the Book Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition uses practical examples to clearly illustrate each core concept and technique. This completely revised edition shows you how to master key JavaScript concepts such as functions, closures, objects, prototypes, and promises. It covers APIs such as the DOM, events, and timers. You’ll discover best practice techniques such as testing, and cross-browser development, all taught from the perspective of skilled JavaScript practitioners. What’s Inside

• Writing more effective code with functions, objects, and closures
• Learning to avoid JavaScript application pitfalls
• Using regular expressions to write succinct text-processing code
• Managing asynchronous code with promises
• Fully revised to cover concepts from ES6 and ES7

About the Reader You don’t have to be a ninja to read this book—just be willing to become one. Are you ready? About the Authors John Resig is an acknowledged JavaScript authority and the creator of the jQuery library. Bear Bibeault is a web developer and author of the first edition, as well as coauthor of Ajax in Practice , Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action , and jQuery in Action from Manning. Josip Maras is a post-doctoral researcher and teacher. Table of Contents

1. PART 1 - WARMING UP
2. JavaScript is everywhere
3. Building the page at runtime
4. PART 2 - UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS
5. First-class functions for the novice: definitions and arguments
6. Functions for the journeyman: understanding function invocation
7. Functions for the master: closures and scopes
8. Functions for the future: generators and promises
9. PART 3 - DIGGING INTO OBJECTS AND FORTIFYING YOUR CODE
10. Object orientation with prototypes
11. Controlling access to objects
12. Dealing with collections
13. Wrangling regular expressions
14. Code modularization techniques
15. PART 4 - BROWSER RECONNAISSANCE
16. Working the DOM
17. Surviving events
18. Developing cross-browser strategies

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