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Implement a successful JavaScript-rich application with KnockoutJS, jQuery, and Bootstrap
About This Book
- Create rich Internet applications using JavaScript
- In a step-by-step manner, explore how to customize and extend KnockoutJS to take your app to the next level
- Great examples show how KnockoutJS can simplify your code and make it more robust
Who This Book Is For
If you are a JavaScript developer who has been using DOM manipulation libraries such as Mootools or Scriptaculous, and you want go further in modern JavaScript development with a simple and well-documented library, then this book is for you. Learning how to use Knockout will be perfect as your next step towards building JavaScript applications that respond to user interaction.
What You Will Learn
- Organize and maintain your code when applications begin to grow
- Get to know JavaScript patterns and best practices to keep your code readable
- Bind JavaScript objects and DOM elements with practical examples
- Integrate and manage events to give the user a better experience
- Extend the framework to create your own components
- Create a single-page application using the Durandal JavaScript framework
- Split your application in modules to keep it engrossing and maintainable
- Manage templates to keep your HTML as simple as possible
In Detail
KnockoutJS is a Model View ViewModel (MVVM) framework that allows you to simplify the design of complex user. Knockout makes data manipulation simple and leads to maintainable web applications.
KnockoutJS Essentials gives you an insight into the best practices when designing and building MVVM web applications using the KnockoutJS framework. Packed with real-world tasks, this book starts with an introduction to the Knockout library, helping you make organizational and design decisions. You get a walk-through of the key concepts and terms that are common to development of Knockout applications. Finally, you will learn about the full-stack Knockout framework DurandalJS, which will give you all the tools you need to write complete single-page applications.
