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JavaScript

JavaScript is a small scripting programming language embedded in web browsers to enable dynamic content and interaction.

Why is JavaScript necessary?

JavaScript executes in the client and enables dynamic content and interaction that is not possible with HTML and CSS alone. Every modern Python web application uses JavaScript on the front end.

Front end frameworks

Front end JavaScript frameworks move the rendering for most of a web application to the client side. Often these applications are informally referred to as "one page apps" because the webpage is not reloaded upon every click to a new URL. Instead, partial HTML pages are loaded into the document object model or data is retrieved through an API call then displayed on the existing page.

Examples of these front end frameworks include:

  • Angular.js

  • Backbone.js

  • Ember.js

Front end frameworks are rapidly evolving. Over the next several years consensus about good practices for using the frameworks will emerge.

How did JavaScript originate?

JavaScript is an implementation of the ECMAScript specification which is defined by the Ecma International Standards Body.

JavaScript resources

  • How Browsers Work is a great overview of both JavaScript and CSS as well as how pages are rendered in a browser.

  • A re-introduction to JavaScript by Mozilla walks through the basic syntax and operators.

  • Coding tools and JavaScript libraries is a huge list by Smashing Magazine with explanations for each tool and library for working with JavaScript.

  • Superhero.js is an incredibly well designed list of resources for how to test, organize, understand and generally work with JavaScript.

  • Unheap is an amazing collection of reusable JQuery plugins for everything from navigation to displaying media.

JavaScript learning checklist

Create a simple HTML file with basic elements in it. Use the python -m SimpleHTTPServer command to serve it up. Create a <script type="text/javascript"></script> element at the end of the <body> section in the HTML page. Start playing with JavaScript within that element to learn the basic syntax.

Download JQuery and add it to the page above your JavaScript element. Start working with JQuery and learning how it makes basic JavaScript easier.

Work with JavaScript on the page. Incorporate examples from open source projects listed below as well as JQuery plugins. Check out the Unheap link below to find a large collection of categorized JQuery plugins.

Check out the JavaScript resources below to learn more about advanced concepts and open source libraries.

Integrate JavaScript into your web application and check the static content section for how to host the JavaScript files.

Do you need to style your app or deploy it next?

How do I style my web application's user interface?

Where should I host static content such as my JavaScript files?

How do I save and version my code so it does not get lost?

What are application programming interfaces?

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JavaScript

Full Stack Python is an open book that explains each Python web application stack layer and provides the best web resources for those topics.
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Table of Contents

Introduction Web Frameworks Django Flask Bottle Other Web Frameworks Deployment Servers Platform-as-a-service Operating Systems Web Servers WSGI Servers Source Control Application Dependencies Databases NoSQL Data Stores Web Design Cascading Style Sheets JavaScript Continuous Integration Code Metrics Configuration Management Static Content Caching Task Queues Application Programming Interfaces API Integration API Creation Logging Monitoring Web Analytics Web Application Security Best Python Resources Development Environments About the Author Change Log Future Directions
Matt Makai 2014
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