JavaScript Development Advanced

Subjects

Advanced functions

In this module, you will learn about the advanced use of functions

Lessons

• Function properties
• Constructor functions
• The mystery of this unveiled
• Arrow functions
• IIFE's
• Closures
• Template literals

Lab: Advanced functions

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Determine when to use a function and when to use an arrow function
• Reason about the value of this
• Utilize the advantages of arrow functions
• Understand libraries better an appropriate situation presents itself

Prototypes

In this module, you will learn what prototypes are and how you can apply them

Lessons

• Prototypes
• Prototype chain
• Set/change the prototype
• Inheritance
• super

Lab: Prototypes

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand how prototypes work in JavaScript
• Use prototypes for inheritance of writing extension methods
• Understand how classes relate to prototypes

Symbols

In this module, you will learn about Symbols: a value-type to uniquely address something

Lessons

• Symbols
• The value type
• Built-in symbols and the symbol registry
• Symbols and properties
• Libraries and symbols

Lab: Symbols

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use and write symbols
• Influence JavaScript's conversions using Symbol.toPrimitive()

Sets and maps

In this module, you will learn about the built-in types Set and Map

Lessons

• Set en Map
• Their weaker counterparts, WeakSet en WeakMap

Lab: Sets en Maps

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use Set and Map when an appropriate situation presents itself

Iterators and generators

In this module, you will learn about iterating using iterators and generators

Lessons

• Iterators, Symbol.iterator() and the Iterator pattern
• Generators and yield

Lab: Iterators and generators

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use iterators en generators
• Implement the iterator pattern
• Create a generator

Advanced objects

In this module, you will learn using objects in an advanced manner

Lessons

• Static functions on objects: Object.is(), Object.assign(), Object.keys() and more
• Proxy
• Reflect
• Encapsulation
• Garbage collection

Lab: Advanced objects

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use certain static functions when an appropriate situation presents itself
• Use Proxy to trap interactions
• Use Reflect for reflection-like functions
• Shield functions/properties in various ways from other bits of code
• Hook into the event of an object being garbage collected by the JavaScript-engine

Promises

In this module, you will learn about performing asynchronous work using promises

Lessons

• Creating and using promises
• Promise chaining
• Error handling
• Returning values
• Static functions like Promise.all(), Promise.allSettled() and more
• Useful techniques
• async/await

Lab: Asynchronously read the contents of multiple files

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create and use promises
• Implement error handling and chaining
• Deal with parallel promises
• Use async/await to improve readability