Intermediate JavaScript

Course Summary

The Intermediate JavaScript course is designed to demonstrate how to utilize JavaScript concepts like design patterns, packaging, compression, debugging and testing to write increasingly complex scripts and web applications.

The course begins with a discussion of the best practices for writing, running, and automating JavaScript tests. The course concludes with a discussion and hands-on exercises around advanced concepts such as JavaScript design patterns, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and frameworks.

Prerequisites:

Experience with JavaScript fundamentals

Purpose	Learn how to use effective JavaScript concepts like design patterns, packaging, compression, debugging and testing to write increasingly complex scripts and web applications.
Audience	Experienced JavaScript developers needing to mature their skills in the creation of production-ready systems.
Role	Web Developer
Skill Level	Intermediate
Style	Lecture \| Hands-on Activities \| Labs
Duration	4 Days
Related Technologies	JavaScript \| Web Development \| HTML \| CSS

Course Objectives

Execute Test-Driven Development (TDD) while building increasingly complex JavaScript applications
Setup automated testing in demo applications
Review the syntax of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

What You'll Learn:

In the Intermediate JavaScript training course, you'll learn:

Writing Tests First
- JavaScript testing basics
- Write tests
- Run tests
- Test frameworks
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Automated Testing
HTML5 and CSS3 Review
- Overview of HTML5
- Semantic markup
- Semantic tables
- HTML5 forms and JavaScript
- Overview of CSS3
- Responsive design and media queries
- Transitions, transforms, animations
ECMA Objects
- What is ECMAScript?
- Function arguments
- Call and apply
- Window object
- Closures
- Array methods
- Bind functions to objects
- Object.Create
- Descriptors
Web Storage
- Web Storage vs. Cookies
- Implement storage
- Save, read, and clear storage
Design Patterns
- What are design patterns?
- Common JS Design Patterns
- Currying
JavaScript APIs
- Canvas
- File API
- Geolocation
- Web workers
- Web sockets
- Server sent events
JavaScript Framework Overview
- History of JS frameworks
- jQuery
- Backbone/Ember/Angular
Mobile UI
- Responsive design
- Forms
- Mobile frameworks
Packaging and Deploying JavaScript Code
- Best practices
- Iterations
- JS Lint

Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.

Expert Practitioners

Industry experts that bring their battle scars into the classroom.

Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.

Tailored Outlines

One-size-fits-all doesn't apply to training teams. That's where we come in!

“I appreciated the instructor's technique of writing live code examples rather than using fixed slide decks to present the material.”

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