About the Author -- Contents -- Introduction -- Companion Website -- Start Pushing the Limits -- Part I: Starting From a Firm Foundation -- Chapter 1: Best Practices -- Loose Coupling -- JavaScript MVCs and Templates -- Development Tools -- Testing -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 2: Libraries, Frameworks, and Plugins -- Choosing the Right JavaScript Library -- Using a Framework -- Miscellaneous Scripts -- HTML5 Boilerplate -- Finding jQuery Plugins -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Part II: Building the Front End -- Chapter 3: Backbone. js -- Getting Started with Backbone -- Models in Backbone -- Working with Collections in Backbone -- Understading Backbone Views -- Saving and Fetching Data -- Working with Routers -- More About Events -- Manipulating Collections -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 4: Using JavaScript Templates -- Introduction to Templates -- Using Underscore Templates -- Using Templates in Backbone -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Part III: Working with Server-Side JavaScript -- Chapter 5: Creating Forms -- Understanding Progressive Enhancement -- Letting HTML5 Do the Work for You -- Using Polyfills for Older Browsers -- Connecting to a REST API -- Forms in Backbone -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 6: Intro to Node. js -- Why Node? -- Installing Node -- Getting Started with Node -- Node Modules -- Node Patterns -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 7: Express Framework -- Getting Started with Express -- Setting Up Routes -- Rendering Views -- Handling Form Data -- Sending an Email -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 8: MongoDB -- What's So Good About NoSQL? -- Getting Started with MongoDB -- CRUD with MongoDB -- Mongoose -- Other Database Options -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 9: Going Real-Time with WebSockets -- How WebSockets Work.

Getting Started with Socket. IO -- Building a Real-Time Chat Room -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Part IV: Pushing the Limits -- Chapter 10: Going Mobile -- Setting Up a Mobile App -- Touch Screen Integration -- Geolocation -- Phone Numbers and SMS -- PhoneGap -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 11: JavaScript Graphics -- Canvas Basics -- SVG Basics -- Raphaël. js -- Charting with gRaphaël -- 3D Canvas with WebGL -- 3D Transforms in CSS -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Chapter 12: Launching Your App -- Performance Checklist -- Deployment -- The Launch -- Additional Resources -- Appendix A: CSS Preprocessing with LESS -- Introducing LESS -- LESS Basics -- Functions and Mixins -- File Structure -- Summary -- Additional Resources -- Index.