JavaScript & JQuery Essentials
Course Objectives
Throughout the course, students will explore practical use of the umbrella of technologies that work in conjunction with JavaScript as well as some of the tools, toolkits, and frameworks that can be used in conjunction with web development and deployment. The course begins with an initial look at JavaScript and how it is used within the context of web applications, walking students through the different technologies that are used with JavaScript and exploring core aspects of JavaScript and JQuery in terms of web applications, security, tools and frameworks.
Working within in a dynamic, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will:
- Become both familiar with the language and confident enough to work with it in any context
- Learn enough of the DOM API to bend it to your will
- Make communication between the browser and your server possible
- Understand and effectively leverage closures
- Understand how JavaScript's object model differs from the model classical object-oriented programming languages
- Learn what jQuery is and how to add it to your applications
- Use jQuery to select complex sets of elements from the DOM
- Develop rich web pages that respond to user interaction
- Interact with your server-side code using Ajax
- Explore a wide variety of plugins and learn how to write your own
- Test your applications to make sure your JavaScript is as solid as the rest of your code
Students will understand:
- What is JavaScript, how does it relate to other programming languages, and how do you script your web pages with it?
- How do you traverse and manipulate the DOM and how do you handle events in ways that work in all browsers?
- What is Ajax and how does JavaScript make it possible?
- What are closures and prototypes and other exotic features of JavaScript?
- What is jQuery and why should you use it?
- How does jQuery reduce the amount of code that you have to write to add rich functionality to both existing and new web pages?
- How does jQuery make Ajax programming easier?
- What best practices are there for using jQuery so that it works unobtrusively and performs well?
- What plugins and extensions are available to enhance your applications even more than the core jQuery library can provide?
Course Prerequisites
This is an introductory level course for experienced software developers seeking to enhance and extend their core web development skillset leveraging JavaScript and JQuery. Attendees should have practical experience developing basic software applications. This course provides an excellent foundation for continued learning to gain in-demand skills in in-demand skills and technologies such as NodeJS, Angular, React, Redux and more. This course can also be tailored for less experienced or non-developers as needed. Please inquire for details.
Course Agenda
Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We’ll work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most.
Session: Core JavaScript Essentials
Lesson: JavaScript Basics
- JavaScript Defined
- Variables and Operators
- Flow Control and Conditionals
Lesson: Debugging Tools
- Using the strict mode and setting breakpoints
- Browser debugging tools
- Monitoring resource usage and performance
- Emulating devices Exceptions in JavaScript
Lesson: JavaScript Functions
- Functions in JavaScript
- Invoking Functions
- Function Constructor
- Function Scope and Closures
Lesson: JavaScript Arrays, Math and Date
- JavaScript Literals
- JavaScript Arrays
- Working with Numbers and Dates
Lesson: JavaScript Event Handling and the DOM
- Events and Event Handling
- HTML Document Object Model
- Accessing the DOM
- Dynamically Working with the DOM
- DOM Challenges
Lesson: Object-Oriented JavaScript
- JavaScript “Objects” and “Classes”
- Constructors and Prototypes
- Prototypes
- Extending Classes with Prototype
- Reusable, Flexible Classes
Session: jQuery
Lesson: Why jQuery?
- JavaScript Evolution
- Why jQuery?
- jQuery Usage
- Downloading jQuery
Lesson: Basic jQuery
- jQuery: Operational Overview
- jQuery Capability Overview
- Basic Selectors
- Multiple Selector
- Selecting by Order
Lesson: Manipulating the DOM
- Attributes vs. Properties
- CSS Box Model Properties
- Element Content
- Manipulating Children
- Wrapping and Unwrapping
- Effects (Basic Animation)
- Effects Queues
Lesson: More on Element Selection
- Hierarchical Selectors (Combinators)
- Attribute Selectors
- Basic vs. Child Filters
- Filtering Methods
- Traversing Methods
Session: Working with jQuery
Lesson: Attributes, Forms, and DOM
- Selecting from Forms
- Selecting Parent and Children
- Automatic DOM Traversal
- Manipulating DOM Elements
- Getting and Setting Attribute Values
- Removing Attributes
Lesson: More jQuery!
- The jQuery Function
- The jQuery Object
- Some jQuery “Static” Methods
- Utility Methods
Lesson: Event Handling
- Binding Multiple Events to Same Handler
- Multiple Events to Different Handlers
- Event Targets
- Triggering Events
- Custom Events
- Live Events
Lesson: More On Elements!
- Changing HTML Content
- Changing Text Content
- Managing Elements
- Introduction to Animations
Lesson: Ajax
- Posting Data
- Global Ajax Handlers
- JSONP
- Serialization
- Deferred Objects
- Promises and Piping
- Chaining Tasks
Session: jQuery Plugins and Enhancements
Lesson: jQuery Plugins
- jQuery Validation Plugin
- jQuery Form plugin
- jQuery BBQ (Back Button &
- Query) Plugin
- jQuery Hotkeys Plugin
- jQuery Color Plugin
Lesson: jQuery UI
- jQuery UI Effects
- Advanced Easing
- Interactions
- Position Utility
- Widgets
- Icons
Lesson: Templates
- Micro Templates
- jQuery Template Plugin
- Compiling Templates Template Items
Session: JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
Lesson: JSON Objects
- Understand JavaScript's literal syntax for creating arrays and objects
- Understand object literals
- Understand arrays
- Understand arrays in objects
- Understand objects in arrays
Lesson: JSON Syntax and Processing
- Understand JSON Syntax
- Understand JSON Parsers
- Read and write object and array literals in JavaScript
- How to use JSON in an Ajax application
- Understand the advantages of using JSON
- Understand the disadvantages of using JSON
- How to use JSON in an Ajax application
- How to transfer data to and from the server
Lesson: jQuery, JSON, and AJAX
- jQuery AJAX Utility Method
- jQuery and JSON
- jQuery and Other Data Types
- Serialization
- Deferred Objects
- Promises and Piping
- Chaining Tasks
Session: Advanced JavaScript Topics
Lesson: ES6: The Next Step
- ES6 Defined
- ES6 Default and Rest Parameters
- IIFE and Closures
- ES6 Importing/Exporting Modules
- Arrays, ES6 Maps, and ES6 Sets
- Working Arrays with ES6
- Working Strings with ES6 Strings
- ES6 Constructs and Inheritance
- ES6: Getters and Setters
Lesson: HTML5 JavaScript API
- Cross-Domain Messaging
- Working with Web Storage
- Offline with Application Cache
- Geolocation: What, Why, and How
Lesson: TypeScript
- Strong Data Typing
- Compiling TypeScript to JavaScript
- TypeScript Datatypes
- TypeScript Classes and Interfaces
Lesson: JavaScript Best Practices
- Code Conventions for the Lifecycle
- Resolving Shared Resources
- Constructs to Use
- Constructs to Avoid
- Memory Considerations
Lesson: JavaScript Scheduling, Execution, and Security
- Timers and Scheduling
- Execution Contexts
- Same Origin Policy and JavaScript
- Security Considerations
Lesson: Performance and Optimization
- Code Optimization
- JavaScript Verbosity Tradeoffs
- Memory Considerations
- Cyclic References
Lesson: Download Options
- Explain the basic principles underlying web application performance optimization
- Understand the role of downloading options in smoothing bandwidth usage
- Understand how caching can reduce bandwidth usage
Lesson: Security
- Security: The Complete Picture
- Unvalidated Input
- Injection Flaws
- XSS
- Spoofing
- How Attackers See JavaScript Applications
- OWASP Top Ten for 2017
Session: Web Design
Lesson: Responsive Web Design
- Adapting to Varying Screen Sizes
- Scaling Page and Text Content
- Scaling and Adapting for Media
- Options for Adjusting Media
Lesson: User Interface Principles
- Design Principles
- Improving Interactions with Users
- Matching Web Flow to User Expectations
Lesson: Layout Techniques
- Page Layout Consideration
- Stacking Content
- Handling Excessive Content
- Providing Consistency Across Web Presence
Lesson: Navigation Techniques
- Handling Excessive Content
- Providing Context and State Feedback
- Navigation Placement and Techniques
Lesson: Selection Techniques
- Improving Text Input
- Improving Enumerated Input
- Accessibility Considerations
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