It's freaking that there's a backbone.js section in it. Am I the only one on earth who doesn't like this library ?!
What's not to like about it?
JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
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Re: JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
#32Wow, a JavaScript MVC application book with no SproutCore coverage whatsoever. If anyone needed proof that SproutCore has failed to launch, this is it.
To be fair, this book is about libraries that are strictly MVC implemented in JavaScript, and no more. At the time Alex was writing the book, SproutCore 1.4 was the current version, and is obviously a "full-stack" framework, including a UI library. SproutCore 2.0 alpha was released on May 25th of this year, so Alex didn't have time to cover it. My hope is that a second edition would hopefully at least mention it, now…
This is precisely correct.
Re: JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
#33Added to safari book case.
Re: JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
#34Jvascript web applications seems too generic as a title. The book covers one way, but there are many different approaches to skin that cat.
The whole javascript apps scene won't stabilize until we get cross-framework ways of building ui components and doing layout. I should be able to take a sproutcore component and use it in an extjs layout, without it becoming a giant hack.
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#35Appeared exactly when I needed it. I'm currently exploring the JS web app world, and I am in need of some guidance. Sometimes I struggle because my flow currently consists of taking apart other JS apps, instead of having a solid foundation and implementing my own solutions. There are some things that just aren't intuitive, when you're reading other people's code. I hope this book either enables me to write code from…
I'm with you. After 10-odd years of getting by just from reading documentation, blogs and stackoverflow (on lamp+js), I recently rediscovered the joy of good quality technical books. There's nothing like taking a nice, structured tour from the 101 all the way to the more advanced topics, is there?
Not at all. Books are usually my first way to go too, then I'll go to blogs, documentation, etc.
Re: JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
#36It's freaking that there's a backbone.js section in it. Am I the only one on earth who doesn't like this library ?!
You're certainly the only I have read who doesn't like it.
Re: JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
#37I just ordered direct from O'Reilly (eBook) and, before ordered, located a coupon code that worked for me (on August 31, 2011): 4cast -- it gave me a 50% discount on the eBook ($13.99) and supposedly gives 50% off on the printed version. The books looks to be useful for people who want to build/understand an MVC library from the ground-up with jQuery as a base. There are also chapters about the various ready-built so…
Cheers for the coupon dude. Just got the ebook :)
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#38I've just released the final version in paperback - also available on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/144930351X/
Thanks for this book. Just purchased it. It gonna be useful for my future web apps.
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#39It's freaking that there's a backbone.js section in it. Am I the only one on earth who doesn't like this library ?!
If you'd like to explain what is it that you don't like about it?
I've just introduced myself into it, and I'm really liking all about it. ALL.
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#40What version of backbonejs is covered in this book?