Orchard L., Pehlivanian A., Koon S., Jones H. Professional JavaScript Frameworks: Prototype, YUI, ExtJS, Dojo and MooTools

Wrox, 2009. — 888 p. — ISBN: 978-0-470-38459-6.As the industry-standard, must-know scripting language, JavaScript is supported by all major browsers and is increasingly the foundation of new web development technologies such as Ajax and JSON. This book offers a selection of some of the most active and most used JavaScript frameworks available, replete with practical examples and explanations of what each framework does best. You’ll look at common web development tasks and discover how each framework approaches that set of tasks, as well as learn how to use the features of each framework and avoid potential pitfalls.Content:
Prototype:
Extending and Enhancing DOM Elements.
Handling Cross-Browser Events.
Simplifying AJAX and Dynamic Data.
Working with Forms.
Manipulating Common Data Structures and Functions.
Extending Prototype.
Yahoo! User Interface Library:
Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with YUI.
Handling Cross-Browser Events.
Using Animation and Drag and Drop.
Simplifying AJAX and Dynamic Loading.
Building User Interfaces with Widgets (Part I).
Building User Interfaces with Widgets (Part II).
Enhancing Development with the YUI Core.
Dealing with Data, Tables, and Charts.
Working with YUI CSS Tools.
Building and Deploying.
Ext JS:
Architecture and Library Conventions.
Elements, DomHelper, and Templates.
Components, Layouts, and Windows.
Handling Data and Talking with the Server.
DataViews and Grids.
Form Controls, Validation, and a Whole Lot More.
Dojo:
Enhancing Development with Dojo Core.
Manipulating the Dom.
Handling Events.
Composing Animations.
Working with Ajax and Dynamic Data.
Building User Interfaces with Widgets.
Building and Deploying Dojo.
Expanding Dojo.
MooTools:
Enhancing Development with MooTools.
Manipulating the Dom and Handling Events.
Simplifying Ajax and Handling Dynamic Data.
Building User Interfaces and Using Animation.