Introduction

JavaScript is a popular web programming language. Oops. I wrote that sentence five years ago. JavaScript is now much more than just a popular web programming language. In addition to web, JavaScript is now a central language for programming Windows 8 Apps. Using JavaScript, you can now not only write powerful applications for the web, but you can also write native Windows applications.

Now more than ever, people are looking to learn JavaScript—and not just developers—people who haven’t programmed before, or who may have created a web page or two along the way, are recognizing the importance of JavaScript. It’s a great time to learn JavaScript, and this book can help.

This book covers not only JavaScript programming for the web but also ...

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