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If you are a developer interested in creating easily maintainable applications that can grow and change with your needs, then this book is for you. Some experience with JavaScript (not necessarily with entire applications written in JavaScript) is required to follow the examples written in the book.

What you will learn

Discover and use tried and tested design patterns for a more effective approach to JavaScript

Learn simple strategies for improving your code organization

Get to grips with creational, behavioural and structural design patterns

Rethink and revitalize your code with the use of functional patterns

Harness the power of design patterns for a range of development tasks from building an application to code testing

Explore advanced JavaScript design patterns including dependency injection

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José Mota Jan 28, 2015

Considering the history of Javascript and the mayhem it has caused over time, it's good to see a book like this. Simon has managed to include the part of the language you should learn about, rather than the unnecessary.Above being a browser tool, Javascript is a language; with constructs, control flow, a prototype-based approach to structuring systems and a promising class model that will support classical object-oriented techniques better than ever.Simon tells you a story about a medieval people with different challenges. These will be tackled in a rather whimsy fashion through the many classical and modern patterns that are used in modern software industry.If you're looking to go beyond the average Javascript developer, this is the book to read. It is written in a simple way while covering complex topics. The narrative is easy to follow. You will definitely improve.

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Damir Arh Jan 12, 2015

I was really glad to see that the book is actually not just about design patterns. It does a great job at introducing JavaScript as a language from all aspects. From a brief history of this controversial language it quickly dives into its most important specifics which tend to elude the developers coming from other languages such as Java or C#. This serves as a great way to make the book easier to follow even for those with less experience in JavaScript.The title makes it clear that the majority of the book is focusing on software design patterns. The first part is dedicated to the well known patterns from the classical "Gang of Four" book, but instead of just rehashing its contents, the author takes a different approach and reevaluates the meaning of the same design patterns in a dynamic language like JavaScript in contrast to the object oriented languages from the original book.The reading gets even more interesting in the second part, which moves on to the more recent design patterns, grouped into different fields of interest: functional programming, automated testing, user interface, web and messaging. Each and every design pattern is introduced in a broader context, with a discussion of its advantages and drawbacks. Most of them are even accompanied by interesting examples from the lively world of A Song of Ice and Fire. At the very end a couple of words are dedicated to the broader topic of dependency injection, aspect-oriented programming and macros, each one of them deserving a book of its own.With brief mentions interspersed throughout the book, the author also managed to give an overview of the libraries and tools in the current JavaScript ecosystem, without really favoring any of them. A special place among them is reserved toTypeScript and Traceur, 2 languages which extend the current JavaScript with features from its future version ECMAScript 6, but can be compiled back to valid JavaScript of today.I can recommend the book not only to JavaScript developers, but also to others who want to refresh or expand their knowledge of design patterns. Learning some JavaScript in the process is just an additional benefit.

SciFiGeek Dec 19, 2014

This is an excellent starting point for any programmer looking to expand their repertoire to include JavaScript.The book begins with a clear explanation of the history of JavaScript, which is extremely useful as it has been known by several different names over the years, and has had a somewhat confusing evolution. It then delves into best practices for organizing your JavaScript code, before getting into detailed walkthroughs of the various types of design patterns you will need to write good code. Of particular use is the chapter on testing patterns for quality assurance.Using the patterns here will almost certainly save you a lot of trial and error and developmental headaches, and that alone makes this a great investment.

Vampir Jan 27, 2015

A must-have book for all people involved in JavaScript that want to write elegant and reusable code.The book has a really practical approach and presents an in-depth walk-through of the classical GOF patterns and the new ones that you may find on the web, all looked from the JavaScript programmer side with useful example.I've found really interesting the chapter that illustrate the test pattern, written by the author in an indipendent-tool way, bringing the user to apply the know-how to the tools he found comfortable with.I think that everyone involved in serious JavaScript programming should have the expertise that you may found in this book. The book should be useful also as a good reference handbook for expert programmer.

D. Cook Jan 29, 2015

Good book. Minor errors. As a java based web developer it includes useful information. And the included index makes it easy to reference after you have read it. I was not too fond of the fictional kingdom in the examples. I would have preferred more real world examples. But I will have onto the book to be able to look back in it on occasion.

Mastering JavaScript Design Patterns: Discover how to use JavaScript design patterns to create powerful applications with reliable and maintainable code

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