Table of Contents for

Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition

Master the Language of the Web

JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps like Twitter to browser-based game frameworks. Though simple for beginners to pick up and play with, JavaScript is a flexible, complex language that you can use to build full-scale applications.

This third edition of Eloquent JavaScript dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code. The updates include brand-new material on features like class notation, arrow functions, iterators, async functions, template strings, and block scope.

Haverbeke immerses you in code from the start and teaches through extensive examples, while exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience writing your own programs. First you’ll learn the basic structure of the JavaScript language as well as control structures, functions, and data structures. Then you’ll learn about error handling and bug fixing, modularity, and asynchronous programming before moving on to programming web browsers. As you build projects such as a browser game, a simple programming language, and a paint program, you’ll learn how to:

Understand the essential elements of programming, including syntax, control, and data

Organize and clarify your code with object-oriented and functional programming techniques

Script the browser and make basic web applications

Use the DOM effectively to interact with browsers

Harness Node.js to build servers and utilities Isn’t it time you became fluent in the language of the web?

About the Author

Marijn Haverbeke is a programming language enthusiast and polyglot. He’s worked on a wide range of software systems, from databases to compilers to editors. He runs a small business around his open source projects.