Modern JavaScript for the Impatient

Preface

Experienced programmers familiar with languages such as Java, C#, C, and C++ often find themselves in a position where they need to work with JavaScript. User interfaces are increasingly web-based, and JavaScript is the lingua franca of the web browser. The Electron framework extends this capability to rich client applications, and there are multiple solutions for producing mobile JavaScript apps. Increasingly, JavaScript is used on the server side.

Many years ago, JavaScript was conceived as a language for “programming in the small,” with a feature set that can be confusing and error-prone for larger programs. However, current standardization efforts and tool offerings go far beyond those humble beginnings.

Unfortunately, it is difficult ...