KnockoutJS Essentials

KnockoutJS Essentials

<b>Implement a successful JavaScript-rich application with KnockoutJS, jQuery, and Bootstrap</b><h2>About This Book</h2><ul><li>Create rich Internet applications using JavaScript</li><li>In a step-by-step manner, explore how to customize and extend KnockoutJS to take your app to the next level</li><li>Great examples show how KnockoutJS can simplify your code and make it more robust</li></ul><h2>Who This Book Is For</h2><p>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.</p><h2>What You Will Learn</h2><ul><li>Organize and maintain your code when applications begin to grow</li><li>Get to know JavaScript patterns and best practices to keep your code readable</li><li>Bind JavaScript objects and DOM elements with practical examples</li><li>Integrate and manage events to give the user a better experience</li><li>Extend the framework to create your own components</li><li>Create a single-page application using the Durandal JavaScript framework</li><li>Split your application in modules to keep it engrossing and maintainable</li><li>Manage templates to keep your HTML as simple as possible</li></ul><h2>In Detail</h2><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>