Preface
1. Your First Application
-Where to Start
-The Tools
-A Comment on Comments
-Getting Started
-The JavaScript Console
-jQuery
-Drawing Graphics Primitive
-Automating Repetitive Tasks
-Handling User Input
-Hello, World
2. JavaScript Development Tools
-Writing ES6 Today
-ES6 Features
-The Transcompilers
-Linting
-Conclusion
3. Literals, Variables, Constants, and Data Types
-Variables and Constants
-Variables or Constants: Which to Use?
-Identifier Names
-Literals
-Primitive Types and Objects
-Numbers
-Strings
-Special Characters
-Booleans
-Symbols
-null and undefined
-Objects
-Number, String, and Boolean Objects
-Arrays
-Trailing Commas in Objects and Arrays
-Dates
-Regular Expressions
-Maps and Sets
-Data Type Conversion
-Conclusion
4. Control Flow
-A Control Flow Primer
-Control Flow Statements in JavaScript
-Useful Control Flow Patterns
-Conclusion
5. Expressions and Operators
-Operators
-Arithmetic Operators
-Operator Precedence
-Comparison Operators
-Comparing Numbers
-String Concatenation
-Logical Operators
-AND, OR, and NOT
-Grouping Operator
-Destructuring Assignment
-Object and Array Operators
-Expressions in Template Strings
-Expressions and Control Flow Patterns
-Conclusion
6. Functions
-Return Values
-Calling Versus Referencing
-Function Arguments
-Functions as Properties of Objects
-The this Keyword
-Function Expressions and Anonymous Functions
-Arrow Notation
-call, apply, and bind
-Conclusion
7. Scope
-Scope Versus Existence
-Lexical Versus Dynamic Scoping
-Global Scope
-Block Scope
-Variable Masking
-Functions, Closures, and Lexical Scope
-Immediately Invoked Function Expressions
-Function Scope and Hoisting
-Function Hoisting
-The Temporal Dead Zone
-Strict Mode
-Conclusion
8. Arrays and Array Processing
-A Review of Arrays
-Array Content Manipulation
-Array Searching
-The Fundamental Array Operations: map and filter
-Array Magic: reduce
-Array Methods and Deleted or Never-Defined Elements
-String Joining
-Conclusion
9. Objects and Object-Oriented Programming
-Property Enumeration
-Object-Oriented Programming
-Multiple Inheritance, Mixins, and Interfaces
-Conclusion
10. Maps and Sets
-Maps
-Weak Maps
-Sets
-Weak Sets
-Breaking the Object Habit
11. Exceptions and Error Handling
-The Error Object
-Exception Handling with try and catch
-Throwing Errors
-Exception Handling and the Call Stack
-try...catch...finally
-Let Exceptions Be Exceptional
12. Iterators and Generators
-The Iteration Protocol
-Generators
-Conclusion
13. Functions and the Power of Abstract Thinking
-Functions as Subroutines
-Functions as Subroutines That Return a Value
-Functions as…Functions
-So What?
-IIFEs and Asynchronous Code
-Function Variables
-Recursion
-Conclusion
14. Asynchronous Programming
-The Analogy
-Callbacks
-Promises
-Generators
-Conclusion
15. Date and Time
-Dates, Time Zones, Timestamps, and the Unix Epoch
-Constructing Date Objects
-Moment.js
-A Practical Approach to Dates in JavaScript
-Constructing Dates
-Transmitting Dates
-Displaying Dates
-Date Components
-Comparing Dates
-Date Arithmetic
-User-Friendly Relative Dates
-Conclusion
16. Math
-Formatting Numbers
-Constants
-Algebraic Functions
-Trigonometric Functions
-Hyperbolic Functions
17. Regular Expressions
-Substring Matching and Replacing
-Constructing Regular Expressions
-Searching with Regular Expressions
-Replacing with Regular Expressions
-Input Consumption
-Alternation
-Matching HTML
-Character Sets
-Named Character Sets
-Repetition
-The Period Metacharacter and Escaping
-Grouping
-Lazy Matches, Greedy Matches
-Backreferences
-Replacing Groups
-Function Replacements
-Anchoring
-Word Boundary Matching
-Lookaheads
-Constructing Regexes Dynamically
-Conclusion
18. JavaScript in the Browser
-ES5 or ES6?
-The Document Object Model
-Some Tree Terminology
-DOM “Get” Methods
-Querying DOM Elements
-Manipulating DOM Elements
-Creating New DOM Elements
-Styling Elements
-Data Attributes
-Events
-Ajax
-Conclusion
19. jQuery
-The Almighty Dollar (Sign)
-Including jQuery
-Waiting for the DOM to Load
-jQuery-Wrapped DOM Elements
-Manipulating Elements
-Unwrapping jQuery Objects
-Ajax
-Conclusion
20. Node
-Node Fundamentals
-Modules
-Core Modules, File Modules, and npm Modules
-Customizing Modules with Function Modules
-Filesystem Access
-Process
-Operating System
-Child Processes
-Streams
-Web Servers
-Conclusion
21. Object Property Configuration and Proxies
-Accessor Properties: Getters and Setters
-Object Property Attributes
-Protecting Objects: Freezing, Sealing, and Preventing Extension
-Proxies
-Conclusion
22. Additional Resources
-Online Documentation
-Periodicals
-Blogs and Tutorials
-Stack Overflow
-Contributing to Open Source Projects
-Conclusion
Appendix A: Reserved Words
Appendix B: Operator Precedence
Index
