Building Polyfills: Web Platform APIs for the Present and Future

by Brandon Satrom

Add custom features to browsers old and new by writing polyfill libraries, JavaScript plugins that take browsers beyond their native capabilities. In this practical fieldbook, author Brandon Satrom introduces principles and guidelines for polyfill development, and then walks you through the steps for building a complex, real-world HTML5 polyfill.

You'll also explore the future of polyfilling--or prollyfilling--that will enable you to test and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144937073X
• ISBN13: 9781449370732
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.2"