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The Art & Science of JavaScript
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The Art & Science of JavaScript

by Cameron Adams, James Edwards, Christian Heilmann, Michael Mahemoff, Ara Pehlivanian, Dan Webb, Simon Willison
December 2007
Beginner to intermediate
300 pages
7h 49m
English
SitePoint
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Index

A

aIdx variable, Performing the Sort
Ajax
client-side badges, The Problem with Ajax
alpha variable, Performing the Sort
anchors
sorting tables, Making the Sort Functionality Accessible
anonymous functions, Functions Are Objects
Application Programming Interfaces (API), Summary
(see also Flickr API; Google Maps API)
canvas element, The canvas API
defined, APIs, Mashups, and Widgets! Oh, My!
del.icio.us, Introducing the Example Badge
using dynamic functions, Better APIs through Dynamic Functions
arcs
drawing with canvas element, Creating Paths
pie chart segments, Determining the Dimensions of a Segment
arguments
default, Creating Functions with Default Arguments
arguments array
about, Understanding the arguments ...
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