Video Training – Tutorials

JavaScript Libraries Tutorial Video

Learn how to choose and deploy JavaScript Libraries from one of the world’s leading trainers, from the comfort of your own desk.

JavaScript Libraries Tutorial Video – Training Series

This JavaScript Libraries Tutorial Video course is meant to help beginners learn what JS Libraries are and how they work and then offer hands-on training that will leave users with a solid working knowledge of six of the most popular libraries being used by web developers today.

Narrated and written by expert developer James Street, these video lessons are presented in a unique visual format that is heavy on examples, providing a course of study that gets quite in-depth but never difficult to understand. Because JavaScript Libraries give developers and designers control over the graphical content of web-based elements and applications, it’s extremely helpful that you can see real-time visual results onscreen as the tutorials progress.

Learning from a book in this case would be a nightmare, and while it’s easy to find individual tips and tricks online for free, it’s simply not possible to find a guide that matches the range of this tutorial video course in one place. Available online through the Apex subscription service or as one convenient training solution on CD / DVD, the instructional videos are Mac and Windows compatible.

JS Library: Script.aculo.us

A JavaScript Library is a collection of JavaScript code commonly used to create functions, shortcuts, animation effects and interface elements within today’s web applications and dynamic web pages. The idea is that by offering developers a predefined set of tools, they can more easily create robust functionality and visual effects while maintaining standards compliant code. Script.aculo.us is a particularly powerful JavaScript Library. Developed as an add-on to the popuplar Prototype JS framework, Script.aculo.us is used by companies like Apple Computer, NASA, CNN, Gucci and Feedburner to develop the highest level of interaction and style in web content.

Script.aculo.us enhances the Prototype library by adding user interface controls, utilities and visual effects. The impressive part about the additions are the efficiency with which they have been implemented. Take the visual effects engine. Script.aculo.us comes with just five core visual effects: Opacity, MoveBy, Highlight, Scale, and Parallel. There are then over 16 more out-of-the-box effects that can be implemented by combining these core visual effects with one another, giving you a wide range of capabilities from one basic toolset. And since programmers are free to create add-ons and new effects of their own, the possibilities are endless.
In a way, this modular philosophy is what JS Libraries are all about: extending the functionality and interactivity of web content without the client or server-site glut of code that was more common in the early days of web applications. Javascript Libraries have become a de facto part of Web 2.0 by offering AJAX controls and all-around versatility.

These JavaScript Library tutorial video lessons not only show users how to use Prototype and Scriptaculous but also give a detailed treatment of the popular Dojo, YUI and jQuery frameworks. Users will get a good working knowledge of the libraries and, more importantly, learn which libraries are best suited for different needs. See the free video demos to get a feel of the training for yourself.