Closure
The Definitive Guide
by Michael Bolin · first published 2010
75% recommend25% neutral
None of the JavaScript libraries today has a more impressive track record than Google Closure, the tool suite used for Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Maps. <i>Closure: The Definitive Guide</i> has precisely what you need to get started with these tools, including valuable information not available publicly anywhere else. Written by Michael Bolin – a former Google engineer who made many contributions to Closure – this guide explains the library's design and offers code examples that illustrate best practices. You'll also learn how to minify your JavaScript code with the compiler, and learn why
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
I don't see it mentioned very often, but google's closure-library has some really phenomenal patterns for building maintainable javascript. Its worth checking out Michael Bolin's book, Closure: The Definitive Guide, which goes in depth of the Component and Control…
on “The jQuery Divide:Understand where jQuery ends and JavaScript begins” ↗Also check out Bolin's "Closure: The definitive guide" book, available as a rough cut. A great book indeed.
on “Google JavaScript style guidelines” ↗Us too. After a year, we're still really happy we went with Closure, but trying to convince most javascript developers outside our team to learn it has an uphill battle. The learning curve is rather steep, there are no tutorials besides Michael Bolin's (excellent) book,…
Speaking of JavaScript, O'Reilly's Ebook Deal of the Day for today is the guide to Google's Closure JavaScript suite for $15. See http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781449381875/ and use the discount code DDSDF. (I am not affiliated w/ O'Reilly.)
on “JavaScript - It’s a Real Language” ↗