{"product_id":"9781590599198","title":"Practical Prototype and script.aculo.us","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePractical Prototype and script.aculo.us\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDupont, Andrew\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a JavaScript developer, you will already be aware of some of the time saving, convenience, and functionality provided to you by JavaScript\/Ajax libraries in general. Prototype and its sister effects library, script.aculo.us, are among the most popular and best–supported JavaScript libraries, and now Prototype Core team member \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Dupont\u003c\/strong\u003e has written this book to provide you with an essential guide to getting the most out of using Prototype and script.aculo.us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePractical Prototype and script.aculo.us\u003c\/i\u003e will help you leverage the Prototype and script.aculo.us libraries to enhance your day–to–day work, speeding up mundane tasks and providing advanced user interface effects in a way that is cross–browser compliant—taking many worries off your shoulders. Take a whirlwind tour of the different time–saving functions and features Prototype provides and how it extends the basic JavaScript objects, including events, Ajax techniques, DOM elements, enumerables, and advanced object-oriented programming. Understand how script.aculo.us fits into the wider world of DOM Scripting\/DHTML; find out how to use it to enhance your user interfaces quickly and effectively, with UI controls, effects, and drag and drop; and discover Prototype and script.aculo.us as a platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author avoids needless theory and rhetoric throughout the book, moving you through the topics at a fast pace. He incorporates several real–world examples to help you gain valuable practical experience as you learn. \u003ci\u003ePractical Prototype and script.aculo.us\u003c\/i\u003e is completely up to date and features server–side examples written in PHP that show the framework can be used effectively in more environments than just Ruby on Rails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMaster all the convenience functions of Prototype to speed up your JavaScript\/Ajax development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeverage script.aculo.us to turbo charge your dynamic UIs\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLearn from JavaScript expert Andrew Dupont, one of the Prototype Core team members\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Apress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2008-06-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781590599198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4302-0502-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47667545407628,"sku":"9781590599198","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781590599198.jpg?v=1776457797","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781590599198","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}