HACKING TRICKS

JavaScript is an important feature of every major browser because it enables enhanced user
interaction on both Web sites and Web applications. While exploring everything from its history to
today’s advanced features, this book shows you how to use this powerful language to its full
potential in order to develop your own applications that solve the business problems facing Web
developers today.
You’ll gain a clear understanding of the components that make up a JavaScript implementation,
plus you’ll examine critical areas including events, regular expressions, and browser detection
techniques so that you can build dynamic user interfaces. You’ll also learn how to extend the
language to meet your specific requirements as well as create seamless client-server communication
without intermediaries such as Java or hidden frames.