TypeScript Crash Course


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Build scalable and reliable web applications with TypeScript KEY FEATURES ● Learn about basic and advanced TypeScript concepts. ● Build a simple Todo application using TypeScript with JavaScript, React, and Node. ● Using TypeScript to write tests, incorporating third-party libraries, and deploying to production. DESCRIPTION Navigating the dynamic landscape of web development can be a daunting task, "TypeScript Crash Course" is a guide to help you on the journey of mastering TypeScript, one of today's most sought-after skills in the tech market. Starting from the basics and core principles to gradually building up to more advanced concepts, this book will help you move to practical examples of converting an application from JavaScript, React, and Node to TypeScript. This book also offers insights into leveraging TypeScript for both front-end and back-end development, ensuring readers can tackle any project with confidence, from development to deployment. This guide is not just about learning a new programming language; it is about enhancing your career in the tech industry by building more reliable applications. This book focuses on applying TypeScript in diverse practical scenarios to significantly shorten your learning curve. It also dispels common myths and misconceptions about TypeScript, equipping you with the knowledge to navigate your career paths successfully. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Master TypeScript fundamentals and more advanced concepts to develop scalable web applications. ● Transition seamlessly from JavaScript to TypeScript, enhancing code reliability and maintainability. ● Apply TypeScript in real-world scenarios, such as migrating JavaScript applications, designing user interfaces with React, and developing server-side applications with Node. ● Understand and implement advanced TypeScript features, such as generics and decorators. ● Selecting the right tools and frameworks to boost project efficiency and performance. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is ideal for web developers, software engineers, and programming enthusiasts eager to expand their JavaScript skills into TypeScript. It is perfect for those aiming to enhance their web development prowess and employability in the tech industry. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to TypeScript 2. Installation and Setup 3. TypeScript's Fundamentals 4. Structuring and Extending Types 5. Working with Advanced TypeScript Features 6. Migrating a JavaScript Web App to TypeScript 7. Adding TypeScript to a React Application 8. Using TypeScript with a Node.js Application 9. Building TypeScript for Production 10. Best Practices and Next Steps




TypeScript Quickly


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Summary TypeScript is JavaScript with an important upgrade! By adding a strong type system to JavaScript, TypeScript can help you eliminate entire categories of runtime errors. In TypeScript Quickly, you’ll learn to build rock-solid apps through practical examples and hands-on projects under the expert instruction of experienced web developers Yakov Fain and Anton Moiseev. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology Strong typing can eliminate nearly all errors caused by unanticipated data values. With TypeScript, an enhanced version of JavaScript, you can specify types and type annotations so your code is easier to read and far less likely to fail at runtime. And because the core of TypeScript is standard JavaScript, it runs on all major browsers and can be used with frameworks like Angular, Vue, and React. About the book TypeScript Quickly teaches you to exploit the benefits of types in browser-based and standalone applications. In this practical guide, you’ll build a fascinating blockchain service app that takes you through a range of type-sensitive programming techniques. As you go, you’ll also pick up valuable techniques for object-oriented programming with classes, interfaces, and advanced features such as decorators and conditional types. What's inside Mastering TypeScript syntax Using TypeScript with JavaScript libraries Tooling with Babel and Webpack Developing TypeScript apps using Angular, React, and Vue About the reader For web developers comfortable with JavaScript and HTML. About the author Yakov Fain and Anton Moiseev are experienced web developers. They have authored two editions of Manning’s Angular Development with TypeScript. Table of Contents: PART 1 MASTERING THE TYPESCRIPT SYNTAX 1 ¦ Getting familiar with TypeScript 2 ¦ Basic and custom types 3 ¦ Object-oriented programming with classes and interfaces 4 ¦ Using enums and generics 5 ¦ Decorators and advanced types 6 ¦ Tooling 7 ¦ Using TypeScript and JavaScript in the same project PART 2 APPLYING TYPESCRIPT IN A BLOCKCHAIN APP 8 ¦ Developing your own blockchain app 9 ¦ Developing a browser-based blockchain node 10 ¦ Client-server communications using Node.js, TypeScript, and WebSockets 11 ¦ Developing Angular apps with TypeScript 12 ¦ Developing the blockchain client in Angular 13 ¦ Developing React.js apps with TypeScript 14 ¦ Developing a blockchain client in React.js 15 ¦ Developing Vue.js apps with TypeScript 16 ¦ Developing the blockchain client in Vue.js




JavaScript Crash Course


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A fast-paced, thorough programming introduction that will have you writing your own software and web applications in no time. Like Python Crash Course, this hands-on guide is a must-have for anyone who wants to learn how to code from the ground up—this time using the popular JavaScript programming language. Learn JavaScript—Fast! JavaScript Crash Course is a fun-filled, fast-paced introduction to programming with JavaScript. Dive right in and you’ll be writing code, solving problems, and building working web applications and games in no time. You’ll start by learning fundamental programming concepts, such as variables, arrays, objects, functions, conditionals, loops, classes, and more. Aided by engaging examples and hands-on exercises, you’ll build on this foundation and combine JavaScript with HTML and CSS to create interactive web applications that you can run right away. Then you’ll put your new skills into play with three substantial projects: a Pong-style game with a virtual opponent, an app that generates electronic music, and a platform for visualizing data fetched from an API. Along the way, you’ll learn how to: • Update web pages in real time by manipulating the Document Object Model • Trigger functions in response to events like key presses and mouse clicks • Generate graphics and animations with JavaScript and HTML’s Canvas element • Visualize data with the D3.js library and scalable vector graphics (SVG) • Make electronic music with Tone.js and the Web Audio API If you’ve been thinking about digging into programming, JavaScript Crash Course will get you writing real programs fast. Why wait any longer? Jump on your magic carpet and ride!




Learning Typescript


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Exploit the features of TypeScript to develop and maintain captivating web applications with easeAbout This Book- Learn how to develop modular, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable web applications by taking advantage of TypeScript- Create object-oriented JavaScript that adheres to the solid principles efficiently- A comprehensive guide that explains the fundamentals of TypeScript with the help of practical examplesWho This Book Is ForIf you are a JavaScript developer aiming to learn TypeScript to build beautiful web applications, then this book is for you. No prior knowledge of TypeScript is required.What You Will Learn- Learn the key TypeScript language features and language runtime- Develop modular, scalable, maintainable, and adaptable web applications- Create object-oriented code that adheres to the solid principles- Save time using automation tools like Gulp and Karma- Develop robust applications with testing (Mocha, Chai and SinonJS)- Put your TypeScript skills in practice by developing a single-page web application framework from scratch- Use the JavaScript of tomorrow (ES6 and ES7) today with TypeScriptIn DetailTypeScript is an open source and cross-platform typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript that runs in any browser or any host. It allows developers to use the future versions of JavaScript (ECMAScript 6 and 7) today. TypeScript adds optional static types, classes, and modules to JavaScript, to enable great tooling and better structuring of large JavaScript applications.This book is a step-by-step guide that will get you started with TypeScript with the help of practical examples. You start off by understanding the basics of TypeScript. Next, automation tools like Grunt are explained followed by a detailed description of function, generics, callbacks and promises. After this, object-oriented features and the memory management functionality of TypeScript are explained. At the end of this book, you will have learned enough to implement all the concepts and build a single page application from scratch.Style and approachThis is a step-by-step guide that covers the fundamentals of TypeScript with practical examples. Each chapter introduces a set of TypeScript language features and leads the readers toward the development of a real-world application.




The Old New Thing


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"Raymond Chen is the original raconteur of Windows." --Scott Hanselman, ComputerZen.com "Raymond has been at Microsoft for many years and has seen many nuances of Windows that others could only ever hope to get a glimpse of. With this book, Raymond shares his knowledge, experience, and anecdotal stories, allowing all of us to get a better understanding of the operating system that affects millions of people every day. This book has something for everyone, is a casual read, and I highly recommend it!" --Jeffrey Richter, Author/Consultant, Cofounder of Wintellect "Very interesting read. Raymond tells the inside story of why Windows is the way it is." --Eric Gunnerson, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation "Absolutely essential reading for understanding the history of Windows, its intricacies and quirks, and why they came about." --Matt Pietrek, MSDN Magazine's Under the Hood Columnist "Raymond Chen has become something of a legend in the software industry, and in this book you'll discover why. From his high-level reminiscences on the design of the Windows Start button to his low-level discussions of GlobalAlloc that only your inner-geek could love, The Old New Thing is a captivating collection of anecdotes that will help you to truly appreciate the difficulty inherent in designing and writing quality software." --Stephen Toub, Technical Editor, MSDN Magazine Why does Windows work the way it does? Why is Shut Down on the Start menu? (And why is there a Start button, anyway?) How can I tap into the dialog loop? Why does the GetWindowText function behave so strangely? Why are registry files called "hives"? Many of Windows' quirks have perfectly logical explanations, rooted in history. Understand them, and you'll be more productive and a lot less frustrated. Raymond Chen--who's spent more than a decade on Microsoft's Windows development team--reveals the "hidden Windows" you need to know. Chen's engaging style, deep insight, and thoughtful humor have made him one of the world's premier technology bloggers. Here he brings together behind-the-scenes explanations, invaluable technical advice, and illuminating anecdotes that bring Windows to life--and help you make the most of it. A few of the things you'll find inside: What vending machines can teach you about effective user interfaces A deeper understanding of window and dialog management Why performance optimization can be so counterintuitive A peek at the underbelly of COM objects and the Visual C++ compiler Key details about backwards compatibility--what Windows does and why Windows program security holes most developers don't know about How to make your program a better Windows citizen




Switching to Angular


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Switching to Angular, Third Edition is the go-to book to align and get started with the Angular JavaScript framework. Angular contributor and international speaker Minko Gechev will help you square up and start building Angular apps and provide you an insight to the Google's vision for the framework. About This Book Get up to date with Google's vision for Angular Align with Angular version 5 and beyond from any direction with confidence Start using TypeScript to supercharge your Angular applications Understand the new framework from AngularJS perspective using your prior experience Use Angular to quickly build fast and scalable enterprise applications Who This Book Is For This book is for software developers who want to align with a modern version of Angular that's aligned with Google's vision of Angular version 5 and beyond, using stable APIs that they can depend on today and in the future. Also for anyone assessing changes to Angular and squaring up for a strategic migration to Angular v5, and for AngularJS developers who want to transfer their mindset to modern Angular version 5 and beyond. What You Will Learn Align with Google's vision for Angular version 5 and beyond Confidently move forward with a long-term understanding of Angular Use stable APIs in Angular to build future-proof, blazingly fast enterprise applications Work with TypeScript to supercharge your Angular applications Understand the core concepts of Angular, aligned with the vision from Google Be ready with Angular from any direction—whether you're building new apps with the Angular and ASP.NET stack, or upgrading from AngularJS with ngUpgrade In Detail Align your work to stable APIs of Angular, version 5 and beyond, with Angular expert Minko Gechev. Angular is the modern Google framework for you to build high-performance, SEO-friendly, and robust web applications. Switching to Angular, Third Edition, shows you how you can align your current and future development with Google's long-term vision for Angular. Gechev shares his expert knowledge and community involvement to give you the clarity you need to confidently switch to Angular and stable APIs. Minko Gechev helps you get to grips with Angular with an overview of the framework, and understand the long-term building blocks of Google's web framework. Gechev then gives you the lowdown on TypeScript with a crash course, so you can take advantage of Angular in its native, statically typed environment. You'll next move on to see how to use Angular dependency injection, plus how Angular router and forms, and Angular pipes, are designed to work for your projects today and in the future. You'll be aligned with the vision and techniques of the one Angular, and be ready to start building quick and efficient Angular applications. You'll know how to take advantage of the latest Angular features and the core, stable APIs you can depend on. You'll be ready to confidently plan your future with the Angular framework. Style and approach In this book, Minko Gechev continues his direct style of sharing knowledge about Angular that he's developed across more than 40 international presentations to Angular developers. First, Minko explains Google's vision of Angular to you, and then you dive into a clear tutorial to work with Angular that's aligned with Google's vision of Angular.




Getting Started with Angular


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Fast-track your web development skills to build high performance SPA with Angular 2 and beyond About This Book Up to date with the latest API changes introduced by Angular 2 and 4 Get familiar with the improvements to directives, change detection, dependency injection, router, and more Understand Angular's new component-based architecture Start using TypeScript to supercharge your Angular applications Who This Book Is For Do you want to jump in at the deep end of Angular? Or perhaps you're interested assessing the changes to AngularJS before moving over? If so, then "Getting Started with Angular" is the book for you. To get the most out of the book, you'll need to be familiar with AngularJS 1.x, and have a good understanding of JavaScript. What You Will Learn Understand the changes made from AngularJS with side-by-side code samples to help demystify the Angular learning curve Start working with Angular's new method of implementing directives Use TypeScript to write modern, powerful Angular applications Dig in to the change detection method, and other architectural changes to make sure you know what's going on under the hood of Angular Get to work with the new router in Angular Use the new features of Angular, including pipes, and the updated features such as forms, services, and dependency injection Learn about the server-side rendering in Angular to keep your new applications SEO-friendly Enhance your applications using Ahead-of-Time compilation and Web Workers In Detail I'm delighted to see this new update and hope it helps you build amazing things with Angular. - Misko Hevery, Creator of AngularJS and Angular Angular is the modern framework you need to build performant and robust web applications. This book is the quickest way to upgrade your AngularJS knowledge to the brave new world of Angular, and get grips with the framework. It starts with an overview putting the changes of the framework in context with version 1. After that, you will be taken on a TypeScript crash-course so you can take advantage of Angular in its native, statically-typed environment. You'll explore the new change detection mechanism in detail, how directives and components have changed, how you create applications with Angular, and much more. Next, you'll understand how to efficienly develop forms, use the router, implement communication with HTTP services, and transform data with custom pipes. Finally, we will take a look at the Angular's Ahead-of-Time compiler, angular-cli and other such tools that help us build professional applications. By the end of the book, you'll be ready to start building quick and efficient Angular applications compatible with v2 and v4, that take advantage of all the new features on offer. This book is up to date for the 2.4 release and is compatible with the 4.0 release as well. Style and approach Starting with a comparison between Angular versions, this book is filled with side-by-side code examples to help highlight the changes. Each chapter then looks at major changes to the framework and is filled with small examples and sample code to get you started.




JavaScript Crash Course


Book Description

A fast-paced, thorough programming introduction that will have you writing your own software and web applications in no time. Like Python Crash Course, this hands-on guide is a must-have for anyone who wants to learn how to code from the ground up—this time using the popular JavaScript programming language. Learn JavaScript—Fast! JavaScript Crash Course is a fun-filled, fast-paced introduction to programming with JavaScript. Dive right in and you’ll be writing code, solving problems, and building working web applications and games in no time. You’ll start by learning fundamental programming concepts, such as variables, arrays, objects, functions, conditionals, loops, classes, and more. Aided by engaging examples and hands-on exercises, you’ll build on this foundation and combine JavaScript with HTML and CSS to create interactive web applications that you can run right away. Then you’ll put your new skills into play with three substantial projects: a Pong-style game with a virtual opponent, an app that generates electronic music, and a platform for visualizing data fetched from an API. Along the way, you’ll learn how to: • Update web pages in real time by manipulating the Document Object Model • Trigger functions in response to events like key presses and mouse clicks • Generate graphics and animations with JavaScript and HTML’s Canvas element • Visualize data with the D3.js library and scalable vector graphics (SVG) • Make electronic music with Tone.js and the Web Audio API If you’ve been thinking about digging into programming, JavaScript Crash Course will get you writing real programs fast. Why wait any longer? Jump on your magic carpet and ride!




JavaScript for Absolute Beginners


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If you are new to both JavaScript and programming, this hands-on book is for you. Rather than staring blankly at gobbledygook, you'll explore JavaScript by entering and running hundreds of code samples in Firebug, a free JavaScript debugger. Then in the last two chapters, you'll leave the safety of Firebug and hand-code an uber cool JavaScript application in your preferred text editor. Written in a friendly, engaging narrative style, this innovative JavaScript tutorial covers the following essentials: Core JavaScript syntax, such as value types, operators, expressions, and statements provided by ECMAScript. Features for manipulating XHTML, CSS, and events provided by DOM. Object-oriented JavaScript, including prototypal and classical inheritance, deep copy, and mixins. Closure, lazy loading, advance conditional loading, chaining, currying, memoization, modules, callbacks, recursion, and other powerful function techniques. Encoding data with JSON or XML. Remote scripting with JSON-P or XMLHttpRequest Drag-and-drop, animated scrollers, skin swappers, and other cool behaviors. Optimizations to ensure your scripts run snappy. Formatting and naming conventions to prevent you from looking like a greenhorn. New ECMAScript 5, DOM 3, and HTML 5 features such as Object.create(), Function.prototype.bind(), strict mode, querySelector(), querySelectorAll(), and getElementsByClassName(). As you can see, due to its fresh approach, this book is by no means watered down. Therefore, over the course of your journey, you will go from JavaScript beginner to wizard, acquiring the skills recruiters desire.




Hands-On Functional Programming with TypeScript


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Discover the power of functional programming, lazy evaluation, monads, concurrency, and immutability to create succinct and expressive implementations Key FeaturesGet a solid understanding of how to apply functional programming concepts in TypeScriptExplore TypeScript runtime features such as event loop, closures, and PrototypesGain deeper knowledge on the pros and cons of TypeScriptBook Description Functional programming is a powerful programming paradigm that can help you to write better code. However, learning functional programming can be complicated, and the existing literature is often too complex for beginners. This book is an approachable introduction to functional programming and reactive programming with TypeScript for readers without previous experience in functional programming with JavaScript, TypeScript , or any other programming language. The book will help you understand the pros, cons, and core principles of functional programming in TypeScript. It will explain higher order functions, referential transparency, functional composition, and monads with the help of effective code examples. Using TypeScript as a functional programming language, you’ll also be able to brush up on your knowledge of applying functional programming techniques, including currying, laziness, and immutability, to real-world scenarios. By the end of this book, you will be confident when it comes to using core functional and reactive programming techniques to help you build effective applications with TypeScript. What you will learnUnderstand the pros and cons of functional programming Delve into the principles, patterns, and best practices of functional and reactive programming Use lazy evaluation to improve the performance of applicationsExplore functional optics with Ramda Gain insights into category theory functional data structures such as Functors and Monads Use functions as values, so that they can be passed as arguments to other functionsWho this book is for This book is designed for readers with no prior experience of functional programming with JavaScript, TypeScript or any other programming language. Some familiarity with TypeScript and web development is a must to grasp the concepts in the book easily.




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