John Resig - Pro JavaScript Techniques: Second Edition

Pro JavaScript Techniques

Second Edition

John Resig

Russ Ferguson

John Paxton

Pro JavaScript Techniques

Copyright 2015 by John Resig, Russ Ferguson, and John Paxton

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I will forever be grateful to my dad. Even now Im still learning from his example.
Dad, Rodd, we miss you both. Watching Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone has never been the same.

Russ Ferguson

For Andreina, who always believed.

John Paxton

Contents at a Glance

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About the Authors

John Resig is a developer at Khan Academy and the creator of the jQuery JavaScript library. In addition to Pro JavaScript Techniques, hes also the author of Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja (Manning, 2012).

John is a Visiting Researcher at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto working on the study of Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock printing). He has developed a comprehensive woodblock print database and image search engine, located at http://ukiyo-e.org .

Russ Ferguson is a developer and instructor working in and around New York City. He is currently a manager with SunGard Consulting Services, developing applications for clients like Morgan Stanley and Comcast. For many years Russ has been an instructor for Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design.

He has developed applications for both start-ups and established organizations like Chase Bank, Publicis Groupe, DC Comics, and MTV/Viacom.