Building Enterprise JavaScript Applications

To get the most out of this book

We've structured this book so that each chapter builds on the previous one. As such, this book is meant to be read in a sequential manner.

This book focuses on the tools and frameworks in the JavaScript ecosystem, not on the JavaScript language itself. Therefore, I'd expect readers of this book to have a basic understanding of the JavaScript syntax.

Before we introduce each tool, we'll try to answer the following questions:

• What problems is it trying to solve?
• How does it work under the hood?
• Why did we pick this tool over its alternatives?

You should consider this book as a learning exercise, rather than a reference manual. We want you to understand why a tool is needed, and not just copy-and-paste sample ...