Synopses & Reviews
Dojo has been described as the JavaScript toolkit for programmers that's easy enough for designers to pick up. This book will introduce the foundational concepts of using Dojo to increase efficiency when developing modern websites that utilize?Document Object Model (DOM) manipulation, Ajax, animations, effects, and widgets.Dojo basics Animations and effects Widgets with Dijit What you?ll learn Understand why using Dojo is recommended over plain JavaScript. Examine Dojo's core functions that empower the developer to focus on efficient, easy-to-maintain solutions. Utilize Dojo's powerful event management and handling features to easily execute functions from user and program interaction. Create rich user experiences with the powerful and easy-to-use utilities Dojo provides for animation. Implement and use the large selection of Dojo's premade, well-constructed, and skinnable widgets in a website or application. Bring third-party dynamic data and content into your website or application using Dojo's robust tools for easy Ajax implementation and handling. Who this book is for
This book is geared toward designers who want to use JavaScript functionality on websites but don?t want to deal with the everyday complexities of coding JavaScript for cross-browser compatibility, tedious methods for DOM manipulation, event handling, Ajax calls, and application user interface elements.
Getting StartED with Dojo is also aimed at developers who are looking to enhance their preexisting JavaScript skills by transitioning their front-end development style to one that is based on core programming standards such as classes, events, and server communication using Ajax.
It is assumed the reader is familiar with (X)HTML development. Table of Contents JavaScript FundamentalsDigging DeeperEnhancing with DojoDojo DOM BasicsManaging User Interaction with Dojo Make It RichDynamic DataWidgetsWhere to Go from Here
Synopsis
This toolkit introduces the foundational concepts of using Dojo to increase efficiency when developing modern Web sites that utilize DOM manipulation, Ajax, animations, effects, and widgets.
Synopsis
Dojo is one of the top, leading JavaScript Toolkits and frameworks out there alongside jQuery. At over 80,000 downloads a month and with corporate support and backing from IBM, Zend, Oracle/BEA, Sun, Google and more, Dojo is becoming the industry standard pragmatic JavaScript solution.
Getting StartED with Dojo can turn a Web designer into a Web developer by getting them started with JavaScript and right into Dojo and its toolset for building Web interfaces, effects, Widgets and more.