Who this book is for

This book is for newbies and intermediate web developers looking to speed up the process when it comes to creating web applications of various frameworks. You should have basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The examples in this book will use jQuery style selectors and methods, so some jQuery experience is needed. The tools in this book involve the command line, so having basic knowledge about using the shell to invoke commands on a system is required. As long as you understand basic principles about structuring HTML and OO JavaScript applications, you should have no problem following the step-by-step examples in the chapters.