Preface

It is now a fact that JavaScript is the most widely used language in the world. Born as a simple glue between the user and the HTML, it has evolved over the years and has acquired an increasingly important role. Today, its scope is no longer just the Web browser, but it lives also on the server, on the desktop PC, on mobile devices up to embedded devices. JavaScript is no longer a simple language to write some scripts, but a language to create complex applications.

Unfortunately, many believe that JavaScript cannot compete with programming languages such as C ++, Java or C #. Many developers with a traditional OOP background think that JavaScript does not have the characteristics to be considered a true Object-Oriented language. This book ...

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