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Dojo: The Definitive Guide
Of all the Ajax-specific frameworks that have popped up in
recent years, one clearly stands out as the industrial
strength solution. Dojo is not just another JavaScript
toolkit -- it's the JavaScript toolkit -- and Dojo: The
Definitive Guide demonstrates how to tame Dojo's extensive
library of utilities so that you can build
rich and
responsive web applications like never before. Dojo founder
Alex Russell gives a foreword that explains the "why" of
Dojo and of this book.
Dojo provides an end-to-end solution for development in the
browser, including everything from the core JavaScript
library and turnkey widgets to build tools and a testing
framework. Its vibrant open source community keeps adding to
Dojo's arsenal, and this book provides an ideal companion to
Dojo's official documentation.
Dojo: the Definitive Guide gives you the most thorough
overview of this toolkit available, showing you everything
from how to create complex layouts and form controls closely
resembling those found in the most advanced desktop
applications with stock widgets, to advanced JavaScript
idioms to AJAX and advanced communication transports. With
this definitive reference you get:
Get a concise introduction to Dojo that's good for all 1.x
versions
Well-explained examples, with scores of tested code samples,
that let you see Dojo in action
A comprehensive reference to Dojo's standard JavaScript
library (including fundamental utilities in Base, Dojo's
tiny but powerful kernel) that you'll wonder how you ever
lived without
An extensive look at additional Core features, such as
animations, drag-and-drop, back-button handling, animations
like wipe and slide, and more
Exhaustive coverage of out-of-the-box Dijits (Dojo widgets)
as well as definitive coverage on how to create your own,
either from scratch or building on existing ones
An itemized inventory of DojoX subprojects, the build tools,
and the DOH, Dojo's unit-testing framework that you can use
with Dojo -- or anywhere else
If you're a DHTML-toting web developer, you need to read
this book -- whether you're a one-person operation or part
of an organization employing scores of developers. Dojo
packs the standard JavaScript library you've always wanted,
and Dojo: The Definitive Guide helps you transform your
ideas into working applications quickly by leveraging design
concepts you already know.
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