You Don't Know JS: Scope and Closures

 No matter how much experience you have with JavaScript, odds are you don’t fully understand the language. This concise yet in-depth guide takes you inside scope and closures, two core concepts you need to know to become a more efficient and effective JavaScript programmer. You’ll learn how and why they work, and how an understanding of closures can be a powerful part of your development skillset.

Like other books in the "You Don’t Know JS" series, Scope and Closures dives into trickier parts of the language that many JavaScript programmers simply avoid. Armed with this knowledge, you can achieve true JavaScript mastery.

    Learn about scope, a set of rules to help JavaScript engines locate variables in your code.
    Go deeper into nested scope, a series of containers for variables and functions.
    Explore function- and block-based scope, "hoisting", and the patterns and benefits of scope-based hiding.
    How to use the DOM effectively to interact with browsers
    Discover how to use closures for synchronous and asynchronous tasks, including the creation of JavaScript libraries.

Title You Don't Know JS: Scope and Closures
Author(s) Kyle Simpson
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (March 24, 2014)
Paperback 98 pages
eBook HTML
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449335586
ISBN-13: 978-1449335588
Download: https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS

Understanding ECMAScript 6

This book is a guide for the transition between ECMAScript 5 and 6. It is not specific to any JavaScript environment, so it is equally useful to web developers as it is Node.js developers.

This book is intended as a guide for those who are already familiar with JavaScript and ECMAScript 5. While a deep understanding of the language isn’t necessary to use this book, it is helpful in understanding the differences between ECMAScript 5 and 6. In particular, this book is aimed at intermediate-to-advanced JavaScript developers (both browser and Node.js environments) who want to learn about the future of the language.

This book is not for beginners who have never written JavaScript. You will need to have a good basic understanding of the language to make use of this book.

Title Understanding ECMAScript 6
Author(s) Nicholas C. Zakas
Publisher: Leanpub (2015)
Paperback N/A
eBook HTML and PDF
Language: English
ISBN-10: N/A
ISBN-13: N/A
Download: https://leanpub.com/understandinges6/read/

Ember.js Guides: The Guide for Building Ambitious Web Applications

This book is a crisp tutorial that introduces the Ember.js framework and shows you how to build production-quality web applications. You'll begin with the basic architecture: client- and server-side MVC, integrating Ember.js with your favorite back end, handling data ... and more.

You'll explore the amazing Handlebars templating engine that automatically updates your apps when the data behind them changes. Along the way, you'll develop a complete Ember.js application and learn how to deploy, administer, and update it efficiently.

Title Ember.js Guides: The Guide for Building Ambitious Web Applications
Author(s) Ember.js Team
Publisher: LeanPub (2014)
Paperback N/A
eBook HTML, PDF, ePub, Mobi (Kindle)
Language: English
ISBN-10/ASIN: N/A
ISBN-13: N/A
Download: https://leanpub.com/emberjsguides

Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming

JavaScript lies at the heart of almost every modern web application, from social apps to the newest browser-based games. 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.

Eloquent JavaScript, 2nd Edition dives deep into the JavaScript language to show you how to write beautiful, effective code. Author Marijn Haverbeke immerses you in example code from the start, while exercises and full-chapter projects give you hands-on experience with writing your own programs. As you build projects such as an artificial life simulation, a simple programming language, and a paint program, you'll learn:

    The essential elements of programming, including syntax, control, and data
    How to organize and clarify your code with object-oriented and functional programming techniques
    How to script the browser and make basic web applications
    How to use the DOM effectively to interact with browsers
    How to harness Node.js to build servers and utilities

This edition is thoroughly revised and modernized to reflect the current state of JavaScript and web browsers, with brand-new material, such as a chapter on code performance in Java­Script, and expanded coverage of recursion and closures. All source code is available online in an interactive sandbox, where you can edit the code, run it, and see its output instantly.

Isn't it time you became fluent in the language of the Web?

Title Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
Author(s) Marijn Haverbeke
Publisher: No Starch Press, 2 edition (December 14, 2014); 1 edition (February 3, 2011); eBook (Updated Continuously)
Paperback 472 pages
eBook HTML
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593275846
ISBN-13: 978-1593275846
Download: http://eloquentjavascript.net/