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Hands-On JavaScript High Performance

Hands-On JavaScript High Performance

Build faster web apps using Node.js, Svelte.js, and WebAssembly


Course details

5.0∙1 Rating1 review

Published
February 2020
Publisher
Packt
Chapters
13

About the course

High-performance web development is all about cutting through the complexities in different layers of a web app and building services and APIs that improve the speed and performance of your apps on the browser. With emerging web technologies, building scalable websites and sustainable web apps is smoother than ever.

This book starts by taking you through the web frontend, popular web development practices, and the latest version of ES and JavaScript. You'll work with Node.js and learn how to build web apps without a framework. The book consists of three hands-on examples that help you understand JavaScript applications at both the server-side and the client-side using Node.js and Svelte.js. Each chapter covers modern techniques such as DOM manipulation and V8 engine optimization to strengthen your understanding of the web. Finally, you’ll delve into advanced topics such as CI/CD and how you can harness their capabilities to speed up your web development dramatically.

By the end of this web development book, you'll have understood how the JavaScript landscape has evolved, not just for the frontend but also for the backend, and be ready to use new tools and techniques to solve common web problems.

Author

Justin Scherer

Justin Scherer

Justin Scherer has been professionally developing JavaScript applications for over 10 years. On top of this, he has worked in a variety of fields ranging from embedded systems to high-performance cluster applications. Justin has led development teams that utilize JavaScript on the web and on the server. He currently works for a large financial institution where he is leading the charge on developing highly performant front-end and middleware using JavaScript.

On his off time, he has a handful of hobbies: playing the piano, going to concerts, repairing watches, reading, and spending time with his wife. His mind is constantly wandering to new areas where technology, especially web technology could prove useful.

Course Outline

Chapter 1: Tools for High Performance on the Web
Chapter 2: Immutability versus Mutability - The Balance between Safety and Speed
Chapter 3: Vanilla Land - Looking at the Modern Web
Chapter 4: Practical Example - A Look at Svelte and Being Vanilla
Chapter 5: Switching Contexts - No DOM, Different Vanilla
Chapter 6: Message Passing - Learning about the Different Types
Chapter 7: Streams - Understanding Streams and Non-Blocking I/O
Chapter 8: Data Formats - Looking at Different Data Types Other Than JSON
Chapter 9: Practical Example - Building a Static Server
Chapter 10: Workers - Learning about Dedicated and Shared Workers
Chapter 11: Service Workers - Caching and Making Things Faster
Chapter 12: Building and Deploying a Full Web Application
Chapter 13: WebAssembly - A Brief Look into Native Code on the Web

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Course details

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Published
February 2020
Publisher
Packt
Chapters
13

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