Mary Delamater

This book is for any programmer who wants to learn how to use an AI assistant to develop software faster and better than ever before. To do that, this book shows how to use GitHub Copilot, the leading AI assistant for developing software. When used correctly, Copilot can help programmers develop software faster than ever before. In addition, it can help programmers develop code that's of a higher quality. In some cases, it can even help programmers develop software that they wouldn't be able to create without AI. This book shows how to use Copilot by presenting examples that use languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and SQL. However, most of the concepts and skills presented in this book also apply to other programming languages, libraries, and frameworks. So, whatever kind of software you want to develop, this book can help you. The only prerequisites for this book are a basic understanding of HTML and CSS as well as an understanding of any programming language like JavaScript or Python. That's because when you use AI to generate code, you still need to review and thoroughly test that code. Every Murach book guarantees high quality. The realistic examples show how each feature works in context. And the exercises at the end of each chapter let you gain valuable hands-on experience.

According to StackOverflow's 2023 Developer Survey, JavaScript is the most popular language in the world. JavaScript provides the functionality for a web page. As a result, it's a critical part of most websites, including heavily-trafficked sites like Google, Facebook, YouTube, and Amazon. That's why every web developer should know how to use JavaScript. JavaScript used to be hard to learn due to some quirks in its early versions that were difficult to understand. But now, with Murach's Modern JavaScript, you can skip over the explanations of the quirky old features and jump straight to the best practices of modern JavaScript. This makes it easier than ever to learn how to use JavaScript to add functionality to your web pages. To make that possible, section 1 of this book presents a seven-chapter crash course in JavaScript. Because it lets you set your own pace, this section works for those who are completely new to programming as well as those who are already experienced programmers. The only perquisite is a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. When you finish this section, you'll be able to write, test, and debug JavaScript apps of your own. Then, section 2 presents the essential JavaScript skills. That includes showing you how to create object-oriented apps by defining custom objects and using ES modules to organize them. When you finish this section, you'll be ready to learn other JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular. Next, section 3 presents some professional skills that you can learn as you need them. These skills include using the Fetch API with Ajax to work with a sever asynchronously, using Node.js to run JavaScript on a server, and using canvas to create drawings and animations.

If you know the basics of C#, you're ready to learn how to create web applications using Microsoft's powerful technology, ASP.NET Core MVC (Model-View-Controller). And there's no more practical way to do it than with this book.

Murach's top authors have finally tackled C++ programming, rethinking the whole approach. So this book takes advantage of the modern techniques to make it easier to learn C++ than ever before. It's organized in a logical way that gets you off to a fast start with a practical subset of today's C++, and then builds out your coding and OOP skills to the professional level. With that foundation in place, it also covers older techniques so you'll be able to maintain the vast amount of legacy code that's out there, as well as work with embedded systems that don't support the newer techniques.

Now in its 5th edition, this is the book that you can rely on for both training and reference as you develop professional web applications with Visual Basic, ASP.NET, and Visual Studio.