Here is the second, summarizing part of the course, the theme of which is the JavaScript MooTools library. The MooTools library Let’s start with the benefits of object-oriented programming (OOP) support, offered by MooTools. “Class” and creating classes Constructor: where: properties (object) — is a collection of class properties. These properties can also be incorporated […]

The script.aculo.us library Delving into the JavaScript frameworks, we would like to present the essence of script.aculo.us library. As we mentioned in JS Frameworks introduction, Prototype JS and script.aculo.us libraries are often seen together. The library, which now referred to, is like an extension of Prototype JS of visual effects, animation, Drag and Drop, creating […]

It’s time for the last, 3rd part of basic Prototype JS course, where we focus on the use of forms, associative arrays, strings and others, but this time on the rules of Prototype JS. Further delving into the Prototype JS framework Let’s start with the forms. Form Prototype JS encapsulates and / or extends to […]

Welcome to the second part of the Prototype JS course. Today we will focus on the elements of the document and performing operations on them. Prototype JS — further steps In this part of the course we will work with the DOM, but using Prototype JS approach. So let’s move ahead to discuss further elements […]

Here is the first part of the short courses, describing JavaScript frameworks. The first of these will be Prototype JS. Prototype JS Framework — from scratch A little bit of preliminary information appears in the article JavaScript Frameworks — foreword. The purpose of this article is not to replace the documentation, but the description of […]

Welcome to the new article. We touch various topics, and now we feel obliged to write about JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). It is a lightweight computer data interchange format. JSON is a text format, and you can treat it as a subset of JavaScript. JSON format in JavaScript The MIME type for JSON format is […]

So far, we have described most of the key aspects and features of JavaScript including object-oriented programming, DOM, AJAX. There were various practical examples. It’s time for another extremely important step: JavaScript Frameworks. And here comes the real fun (and a considerable saving of time). JavaScript Frameworks We briefly present the solutions well known by […]

Welcome to the next article where we will discuss the basics of this, what changed JavaScript for ever. Basics of AJAX The AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) — is a technology of web application development, in which the user can interact with the server without reloading the entire document. Operations are done asynchronously. AJAX technology […]

JavaScript? I’m pretty sure we can find full spectrum of people — from passionate enthusiasts to people that hate this language, and despise JS developers. Meanwhile, in good conscience we can say that JavaScript is more powerful than many people think! Let’s try to answer following questions: Is JavaScript so strong and necessary? Isn’t this […]