JavaScript for Line of Business Applications

This is a talk i gave at Javascript Israel Meetup about applying front end architecture with backbone.js on my open source project Echoes Player - http://echotu.be

This isn’t a reference guide, programming tutorial or detailed overview. It’s a Javascript refresher, assuming you know another programming language and puts all the information in one place (just ctrl+f to find!). Javascript has nothing to do with Java, isdynamically typed and has C-like syntax.

AngularJS, the Superheroic JavaScript MVV Framework, simplifies many of the challenges associated with developing single-page web applications. AngularJS is a full-featured framework, but we are just going to look at its most conceptually unique feature: directives.

Directives are used to add new syntax and behavior to the DOM. Angular ships with its own set of directives, but also gives us the ability to create our own. Using directives, we can extract complex and repetitive parts of our user interface into easily reusable building blocks.

The gist of the application is to allow users to sign up and be able to share financial tips. I will document my journey along for others who are thinking of travelling down the same road, starting with my choice of technologies, this being my first attempt at building up the whole architecture from the ground up and since I am a front end developer and I wanted to leverage that experience to build a mobile app instead of going native.

When deciding on the initial approach to building the app, I initially thought about using Sencha Touch. I had tried Titanium before but had found it unwieldy although I like the whole integrated IDE to production setup. I work with ExtJS on a daily basis so I figured Sencha Touch would be a natural complement but after working with AngularJS, I really did want to keep getting better at it and not have to duplicate my learning by both doing Angular and Sencha Touch at the same time so i settled on PhoneGap.

Why a re-introduction? Because JavaScript has a reasonable claim to being the world's most misunderstood programming language. While often derided as a toy, beneath its deceptive simplicity lie some powerful language features.

In this course we will explore kendo UI in details. We will talk about each widget and see how it works. We will start with the html part and initializing the widget. Once we get that up and running, we start experimenting with the properties and functions. For the events, we will log them to div under the widget to see what events are triggered and when.

In this video tutorial series, we look at how to build a client-side HTML5 application with jQuery and KnockoutJS. We'll look at binding DOM elements to a data model, defining event handlers, and pulling data from JSON and REST services.

A lot of collected introductory videos (46 until now) on the general topic of javaScript. Includes Frameworks like Node.js, Angular.js, Ember.js, Sails.js, Share.js, Store.js

In Part 1 and Part 2 of Backbone.js Deconstructed, we are going to examine the function of the Backbone Library at the code level.

Specifically, in Part 1 we will identify some helpful (dare I say 'required'?) prerequisites that make learning Backbone a rewarding endeavor. Then we will cover some critical details about Single Page Applications (SPAs) that are needed before one can truly understand the purpose and parts of Backbone. After we have a mental foundation for SPAs, we will dive into the code by systematically breaking down the details around Backbone.Events, creating Backbone Objects, the Backbone.Router() and Backbone.History(), and lastly, Backbone utilities. In Part 2 of Backbone.js Deconstructed, we will systematically uncover the purpose and functionality provided by Backbone.Model, Backbone.View, and Backbone.Collection.

Hakitzu: Code of the Warrior is a fun way to learn to program JavaScript. In a unique twist, as you’re learning to build your ultimate robot warriors, you’re also learning JavaScript coding. Become the best coder in the land, and you’ll find yourself on the pathway to victory.

Really the basics of programming in JavaScript in easy to learn video series.

An increasingly popular trend lately is to have the client handle rendering of your content. So, long server side rendering has been replaced with some fancy JavaScript libraries.
So we are going to build AngularBanking – A rudimentary online banking application that allows the user to login, view balances of their accounts, change the description of the account, view history and perform transfers between each account.

Thanks to the wide adoption of libraries like jQuery and Mootools, JavaScript’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last few years. However, in the process, an interesting thing occurred: many newer developers are learning these libraries without taking the time to actually learn about raw JavaScript techniques. What percentage of jQuery users don’t know how to fade out an element with only raw JS? My guess is that it’s much higher than many would think.