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Web Animation using JavaScript: Develop and Design
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Web Animation using JavaScript: Develop and Design

by Julian Shapiro
March 2015
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
2h 30m
English
Peachpit Press
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1. Advantages of JavaScript Animation

In this chapter, we compare JavaScript to CSS for the purposes of animation, and introduce the unique features and workflow advantages provided by JavaScript. In short, we provide the context needed to help you understand everything you’ll learn about JavaScript in this book.

JavaScript vs. CSS animation

There’s a false belief in the web development community that CSS animation is the only performant way to animate on the web. This misconception has led many developers to abandon JavaScript-based animation altogether, forcing them to

– Manage the entirety of user interface (UI) interaction within style sheets, which can quickly become difficult to maintain.

– Sacrifice real-time animation timing control, ...

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