Working with ES6+: Modern JavaScript Features

A Practical Guide to Writing Cleaner, Faster, and More Expressive JavaScript

Master modern JavaScript with ES6+ features. Learn arrow functions, async/await, destructuring, modules, and more through practical examples and real-world projects.

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Category: JavaScript

Pages: 455

Language: English

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DSIN: Z44QG4BH5Z3I

About This Book

**Transform Your JavaScript Skills with Modern ES6+ Features** JavaScript has evolved dramatically since ES6, introducing powerful features that make code cleaner, more readable, and significantly more efficient. *Working with ES6+: Modern JavaScript Features* is your comprehensive guide to mastering these essential modern JavaScript concepts that every developer needs to know. This practical book takes you from traditional JavaScript patterns to contemporary development practices, covering everything from fundamental improvements like block-scoped variables and template literals to advanced concepts like async/await, modules, and the latest ES2021 features. Each chapter builds upon the previous one, ensuring you develop a deep understanding of how these features work together to create robust JavaScript applications. **What Makes This Book Different** Unlike theoretical guides, this book emphasizes practical application through real-world examples, hands-on exercises, and complete mini-projects. You'll learn not just what these features do, but when and why to use them effectively in your JavaScript development workflow. The book includes extensive refactoring examples showing how to modernize existing codebases, making it invaluable for developers working with legacy JavaScript code. **Comprehensive Coverage of Modern JavaScript** From ES6 through ES2021, this book covers the most impactful JavaScript features including destructuring assignment, spread and rest operators, arrow functions, enhanced object literals, Promises, async/await, JavaScript classes, the module system, Map and Set data structures, and cutting-edge features like optional chaining and nullish coalescing operators. **Perfect for Professional Development** Whether you're advancing your career, updating legacy applications, or starting new JavaScript projects, this book provides the practical knowledge and best practices you need. Complete with browser compatibility guides, tooling setup instructions, and a comprehensive ES6+ cheat sheet, it serves as both a learning resource and ongoing reference for modern JavaScript development.

Quick Overview

Master modern JavaScript with ES6+ features. Learn arrow functions, async/await, destructuring, modules, and more through practical examples and real-world projects.

Key Topics Covered

  • let and const declarations
  • Block scope and variable hoisting
  • Template literals and string interpolation
  • Destructuring assignment patterns
  • Spread and rest operators
  • Arrow functions and lexical this
  • Default parameters
  • Enhanced object literals
  • for...of and for...in loops
  • Map and Set data structures
  • Promises and Promise chaining
  • async/await syntax
  • JavaScript classes and inheritance
  • ES6 modules and import/export
  • Symbols and iterators
  • Optional chaining operator
  • Nullish coalescing operator
  • Logical assignment operators
  • Code refactoring techniques
  • Modern JavaScript best practices

Who Should Read This Book

JavaScript developers transitioning from ES5 to modern standards, Front-end developers working with React or Vue.js, Node.js developers building server-side applications, Web developers modernizing legacy codebases, Computer science students learning contemporary JavaScript, Full-stack developers expanding their JavaScript expertise

Prerequisites

Basic JavaScript knowledge, Understanding of functions and objects, Familiarity with HTML and CSS, Experience with JavaScript variables and basic control structures

Table of Contents

| Chapter | Title | Page | | ------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---- | | Intro | Introduction | 7 | | 1 | let, const, and Block Scope | 18 | | 2 | Template Literals | 31 | | 3 | Destructuring Assignment | 49 | | 4 | Spread and Rest Operators | 69 | | 5 | Arrow Functions | 84 | | 6 | Default Parameters | 102 | | 7 | Enhanced Object Literals | 122 | | 8 | for...of and for...in Loops | 141 | | 9 | The Map and Set Data Structures | 158 | | 10 | Promises and Async/Await | 174 | | 11 | JavaScript Classes | 199 | | 12 | Modules (Import/Export) | 215 | | 13 | Symbols and Iterators | 245 | | 14 | Optional Chaining and Nullish Coalescing (ES2020) | 267 | | 15 | Logical Assignment Operators (ES2021) | 285 | | 16 | Refactoring Old Code with ES6+ | 310 | | 17 | Mini Projects | 327 | | App | ES6+ Cheat Sheet | 359 | | App | Browser and Node.js Support Matrix | 379 | | App | Babel and Tooling Setup | 393 | | App | Glossary of Modern JavaScript Terms | 408 | | App | Bonus Exercises and Code Challenges | 431 |

About This Publication

*Working with ES6+: Modern JavaScript Features* is designed to transform how you write and think about JavaScript code. This comprehensive guide takes you through the most important JavaScript language improvements introduced from ES6 through ES2021, with a focus on practical application and real-world problem solving. You'll begin with foundational concepts like block scope and template literals, then progress through intermediate topics including destructuring, arrow functions, and enhanced object syntax. Advanced chapters cover asynchronous JavaScript with Promises and async/await, the powerful class and module systems, and the latest features like optional chaining that make JavaScript more robust and developer-friendly. Each chapter includes multiple code examples, practical exercises, and real-world scenarios that demonstrate how these features solve common JavaScript development challenges. The book concludes with comprehensive refactoring examples and mini-projects that allow you to apply your new skills in realistic development scenarios. By completing this book, you'll have mastered the essential modern JavaScript features that form the foundation of contemporary web development, enabling you to write cleaner, more maintainable, and more efficient JavaScript code.

Book Details

Format
PDF
File Size
2.5 MB
Chapters
17
Code Examples
99
Exercises
99
Difficulty Level
beginner
Reading Time
32-28

Special Features

• **Practical Examples**: Every concept demonstrated with real-world code examples and use cases • **Hands-on Exercises**: Interactive coding challenges at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning • **Progressive Learning Path**: Carefully structured chapters that build from basic to advanced concepts • **Refactoring Guide**: Complete chapter dedicated to modernizing existing JavaScript codebases • **Mini Projects**: Three complete projects that apply multiple ES6+ concepts together • **Comprehensive Reference**: ES6+ cheat sheet with quick syntax reference for all covered features • **Compatibility Matrix**: Detailed browser and Node.js support information for informed decision making • **Tooling Setup**: Complete guide to configuring Babel and modern JavaScript build tools • **Best Practices**: Expert recommendations for when and how to use each feature effectively • **Performance Insights**: Understanding the performance implications of modern JavaScript features • **Code Quality Focus**: Emphasis on writing maintainable, readable, and robust JavaScript code

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