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Create dynamic, interactive Web pages with the latest upgrade to this flexible development tool. Coverage includes event handling, object oriented programming, IE specific content, XML, and sample code that lets you work through projects and provides groundwork for your own creations. Provides information for new and non-professional developers and also more advanced coverage for experienced JS developers who want a comprehensive reference. ... Read more

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Room for Both O'Reilly's and This Book on my Bookshelf.
I think the line tends to fall between the programmer types and those of us with less of a comp-sci background on this book. I stepped up to this from Jeremy Keith's DOM Scripting after a wild self-teaching binge and enjoyed reading it. It's considerably less dry than you would expect from a book of its size and I thought the author did a good job of explaining more complex JS topics. That said, some topics were starting to show their age and it's overdue for a new edition.

Overall it's a great introduction to people who want to pick up tricks across the entire gamut of JS and I found myself running into a number of objects and methods I wasn't very familiar with. When I'm looking for new JS ideas I would go to this one and start browsing sections I hadn't read as thoroughly. When I want to know exactly what is up with a given facet of JS, I go to O'Reilly's version, the Definitive Guide.

My copy was from the library unfortunately and I miss it, but I'm still holding out for a third edition as it's getting a bit long in the tooth in some sections, but this is usually obvious (like pre-ajax coverage of the XMLHTTPRequest object).

There is definitely room for both the definitive guide and this JS book on my bookshelf, however, and I personally thought it did a great job on prototypical inheritance for doing OOP-style JS.

Javascript Reference
Arrived in specified time, no issues. Use the book all the time. Pretty good reference.

The Future is here.
The future is Javascript. Being a Microsoft technologies fanatic, I always wanted to make use of the AJAX library. My javascript needed some brusing and this was the book I went after. The complete reference, and a good companion to HTML/XHTML Complete Reference. David Flaganan's book is good too. Both deserve 5 stars.

A decent book
This is a fairly comprehensive book. This is not the best "beginner" book. The "beginner" info is in there - but it's mixed with so much advanced stuff that it can seem overwhelming. If you have previous experience, there's a lot of good stuff here. This is an excellent "second book."

thorough coverage of the language
The text is a very good and complete explanation of JavaScript. It describes the best usage of JavaScript with the latest common browsers at the time of writing (early 2004). There are numerous examples which express the programming ideas in a simple fashion.

If you have programmed in other languages, JavaScript should be an easy learn with this book. Programs written in it tend not to be very long, as they are associated with a single web page. While JavaScript deals nicely with the various objects in a browser, like a window or document, the programs tend to have a procedural flavour. ... Read more

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We know from the success of titles such as Web Standards Solutions , Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation, and the Web Designer's Reference that web designers are increasingly concerned with making sites that don't just look pretty, but are also built using current best practices.There are three main technologies married together to create usable, standards-compliant web designs: XHTML for data structure, Cascading Style Sheets for styling your data, and JavaScript for adding dynamic effects and manipulating structure on the fly using the Document Object Model.This book is about the latter of the three. DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model gives you everything you need to start using JavaScript and the Document Object Model to enhance your web pages with client-side dynamic effects. Jermey starts off by giving you a basic crash course in JavaScript and the DOM, then move on to provide you with several real world examples built up from scratch including dynamic image galleries and dynamic menus, and show you how to manipulate web page style using the CSS DOM, and create markup on the fly.You'll learn how to:

* Apply dynamic behavior to your pages without inserting JavaScript in your markup.

* Write scripts that degrade gracefully when JavaScript isn’t available.

* Use web standards to ensure cross-browser compatibility.

* Harness the power of the DOM to create user-controlled animation.

* Also includes an introduction to Ajax. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (76)

Very informative
I didn't realize that so much can be done with Javascript! We are currently using Ajax. The previous programmers used Javascript to call Ajax. After the XML returned, in most cases, they just used obj.innerHTML = responseXML (or responseText). That is very limiting.

After reading this book, I used Javascript to enable/disable buttons, add/delete HTML table rows and create new text, select and button HTML objects!

sit down and do the examples!
I bought and read this book years ago. I grabbed it from the shelf yesterday and started reading it again. This time I actually started coding the examples and learned quite a bit. This is a well written booan dthe examples are well thought out. So do yourself a favor, put down the highlighter and grab your laptop.

Good but....
the author consistently goes into long descriptions of code and code outlines then at the end of all of this description and code outlines says, "but don't do it this way, this way is better". Then proceeds to describe and outline another way of achieving the same result. Frustrating to a novice.

From (x)html & css to Javascript.
If you were like me and looking for a "inbetween" book geared for web designers who have not really understood other Javascript books, or found them to be great for reference but not so much for learning, then this is the book for you. The author wrote it from the stand point that you understand xHTML and CSS and are wanting to create another craft for yourself and assist you in your web development journey. Great examples that document the process of coding Javascript seperatly from your presentation views to have perfect seperation of content.

TJM review of DOM Scripting...
For the most part this was an excellent book.
It doesn't go quite as far as I would have liked.I was looking specifically for information on creating a menu system with the DOM. ... Read more

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Learn everything about utilizing the JavaScript language with the next generation of Rich Internet Applications from the accessible information in JavaScript Programmer’s Reference, both a tutorial and a reference guide for web developers. Master methods for using Java with applications like Microsoft’s Silverlight, Ajax, Flex, Flash and AIR by practicing with hands-on examples with practical, usable code. Employ this complete JavaScript reference to help you understand JavaScript Data Types, Variables, Operators, Expressions and Statements, work with JavaScript Frameworks and data, and improve performance with Ajax. ... Read more

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More Than A Reference
As a reference, this book works really well. One can pick up the book and quickly find anything from information about basic syntax, the DOM, to advanced features like Ajax and JSON. The examples stand alone from previous chapters, so there is no need to read the book linearly from cover to cover.

But if one *were* to read the book from cover to cover, it makes a great introduction to JavaScript for designers or others who are already familiar with HTML and CSS. White's writing style is pitch-perfect for such a use--the information is easy to follow while not being "dumbed-down."

The bottom line: great reference, but don't be afraid to use this to learn JavaScript as it is used today. ... Read more

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This BASICS series text, updated to include the latest information on JavaScript and HTML, provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step introduction to all aspects of HTML and JavaScript programming. Topics covered in the book include HTML organization techniques, HTML power techniques, using images with JavaScript, and using forms with JavaScript. ... Read more

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HTML and Javascript Basics
My son needed this book for school and we received in time for school. Great service!

Not worth it
The books code uses depreciated HTML standards such as the font and center tags. The code is not well documented either. The JavaScript examples also lack good code structure. Some of the reference links in the book are dead. Aside from the many negative things about the book it has some good tips and the book layout is not to bad. The binding in the book is also decent. Each page is lamented so you will have extended life from it even if you spill stuff on it. Overall I would not recommend this book to a beginner because it will encourage them to use depreciated methods and coding.

the basics of web pages
Web pages are written in HTML, and Barksdale teaches this for an absolute novice. Hopefully, you should find it easy to follow. HTML's rapid success was due in no small part to this ease of use. It is also not a procedural language, though sometimes it is mistakenly called that. What Barksdale shows about HTML is that it is a declarative language. That is, you say that certain text should be written in a given colour or font style or size, and at a certain relative location on the page. You tell the browser what you want shown, and it has to implement that.

But Barksdale goes beyond HTML. As a display language, it is very limited. Whereas he shows how you can use JavaScript as a client side [ie. running on the browser] language, to perform actual programming tasks. JavaScript is a good functional complement to HTML, as you might appreciate. ... Read more

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Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman series, this text offers a step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach and extensive hands-on projects for meaningful learning of JavaScript. ... Read more

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This is a dreadful book!
I had the misfortune of purchasing this textbook to refresh my JavaScript skills.Well, it's all here... the deprecated tags, the outdated syntax, and the errors... OH MY GOD!!!You will also find that the end of chapter exercises incorporate knowledge and features that were NOT EVEN COVERED in the preceding chapters!!Because I already knew JavaScript, I was able to ferret my way through this atrocious text.So it wasn't a total loss.This textbook is used at our local technical college, so I thought I was safe in purchasing it.Do NOT buy this book unless you know enough of JavaScript and HTML to make the corrections yourself.This is the second Shelly Cashman Series textbook that I've had the misfortune to purchase.From what I've seen, the Shelly Cashman Series is probably one of the worst I've ever encountered in the computer field.

Used book for a class
This book has some coding errors in it, but nothing I wasn't able to work around.If it wasn't the required book for the course I was taking I would not of bought this book.It is dated and uses HTML coding that has been deprecated and compares operating systems that are no longer suported. (Windows95/98).Find a book that is more current.

Worst Book EVER
If there was a 0 stars rating, this book would get it. How bad is it? When I sold it back to my college bookstore, I got a whopping $3! Even my crappy dreamweaver book netted me $5, but $3 isn't even enough to buy lunch. I guess it's all good, as I'd rather have my cheetos and Faygo than this book anyways. The numerous errors caused me to lose points on homework assignments, even though I did the project step by step as they are in the book. What a disgusting excuse for a text. And I've used lots of great books too, so I can tell the difference between one that has effort put into it, and one that's out of date and, for lack of a better term, a disgrace. I'm just happy I was able to buy it on the amazon marketplace instead of paying the $46 the college would have sold it to me for.

If you get a class that ever uses this book, petition your board of cirriculum directors and have it changed, this book will help you learn javascript almost as much as a lobotomy will.

This book is a mess
The first chapter sems to be ok, but once you get to chapter 3 you'll start to get confuse. I won't recomande this book if you are new to javascript.

horrible
This book is absolutely horrible, I am also using this book as part of a college class, there are errors in both projects 1 and 2, I am SO frustrated.There errata does not address the 2nd edition.Very poorly written, I pray I can get something done before I fail this class. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! ... Read more

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jQuery is a JavaScript library that helps web developers create JavaScript applications that work well in any browser. This book demonstrates how to use jQuery to reduce the amount of code you need to write and reduce the amount of testing that is required. You?ll see how separation of presentation (CSS), markup (XHTML), and script (JavaScript and Ajax) in web pages is a crucial direction in web development for creating maintainable, accessible, cost-effective web sites. The featured full-color code syntax highlighting provides you with a visual reinforcement so you can see the various pieces and parts that make up each line and section of code for each language. ... Read more

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Good for jquery newbies
I wasn't entirely new to jquery when I read this book; however, this book increased my understanding of it greatly. The author explains concepts in a clear and straightforward manner and provides good examples which illuminate the concepts. Highly recommended for developers who are just getting into jquery and want a good launching point.

Excellent Introduction to JQuery
I have the electronic version (pdf) of this book and can say that it is an excellent introduction to jQuery and Javascript. Having the pdf means that all the code is structured with colour as well as logical formating which makes it a pleasure to read.

I particularly like the authors style and approach, in beginning with simple examples and explaining the sometimes complex syntax as he goes along.I learnt so much from just a few chapters of this book than all the other trawling on the web, and I was applying the material to a web site within a few minutes.

Nice to haves? If I had a wish list it would have been more detailed discussion of the various plugins, especially jQuery-UI.Whilst the treatment given was good, indeed I like the way he provided a custom style sheet for developing dialogues, it was introductory, and if I had any influence over the publishers it would be to take each section to the next level.For example dynamic loading of html etc.

Lastly, I wonder when Wrox is going to change their branding? Having some of their books from over 10 years ago, I naturally associate the current branding with these old books, which if unchanged, in comparsion with today's books, leaves a great deal to be desired.

Okay, but not what I expected
I am a PHP programmer, but have always stayed away from Javascript after dealing with all the browser issues years ago when I first gave Javascript a try. I have read that Jquery has patched up many of these issues and is a great way to use Javascript without worrying about browser compatibility. I took this to mean that I could learn Jquery and not worry about re-learning JavaScript, but it appears I am wrong and need to still relearn the foundations of JavaScript, at least according to this book.

I purchased this book because the title states it beginning Javascript and css development with Jquery, and the back cover states "This book is for web designers eager to do more with their web-based applications, but who do not necessarily have much JavaScript experience. Some basic knowledge of XHTML and CSS is necessary." Yet in the introduction, on page XX, the author states "You should have a basic understanding of Javascript." This seems to be a contradiction with what is stated on the back of the book and the title.

I decided to give it a read anyway since I bought it and found the examples to be very long. Rather than breaking it down into a few small examples, the "try this" examples are usually very long and you have to also type out all of the HTML. You can download the code, but it would have been nice to have the "try this" example broken down into smaller examples and some skeleton examples where you could just fill in the Jquery in order to get familiar with the code. In addition, I like books which take you through the process of setting up an actual site and allows you to build on your previous code in order to see the progression and Jquery in action. This book is organized more into a concept -> example, without any relation to what you had previously done. At least this is how it seems from a newb to both Jquery and Javascript.

I purchased this book and Jquery cookbook in hopes I could learn with the beginning javascript and css development with Jquery, but it seems I am already looking for a new beginning guide to Jquery. I have also decided to buy a book on basic JavaScript so I can re-learn the basics while learning Jquery. If you are someone who likes to learn while creating a website or by building up on the previous code, this isn't the book for you. If you are an already established JavaScript coder, this book will probably be a breeze for you, and may even be too simplistic.

Great intro/reference
I picked up this book because I wanted to learn JQuery. I didn't read it until I actually needed to (I got a project that required it). I was able to read through the book in about a day which was nice. It was an easy read and easy to understand for the most part. There were some sections that I had to reread over again because it just didn't click, but following the examples helped.

Overall, this book feels like a well organized, nicely done web tutorial. The author covers the basics and quickly gets you into the swing of things. Later on, you get into plug-ins and doing some advanced tasks such as animations, drag & drop, etc. You should be able to accomplish any project after reading this book. I keep this book on my desk to use as a reference, it's easier than google.

The book is quite heavy for its size. This is due to the thick, glossy, full color pages. I could have done without the color and thick pages, but it was very nice to have when looking at HTML. There were a lot of redundant pieces of code that could have been left out as well, but I suppose the book would have been much skinnier.

The book also uses JQuery v 1.2.4, when I started, 1.3.6 was out. I did not have any trouble.

Mediocre and Long Winded
This book does what it promises. It gives an introduction to jQuery, and is clearly targetted at beginners. But it does it in a very mediocre fashion.

Long winded examples, and overly obtuse code examples make it hard to follow. Instead of building on previous examples, the author often creates whole new examples on the next page. I get the feeling he was instructed to pad a 100 page book into a 500 page book. There isn't much insight on why some jQuery methods are better than their traditional JS equivalents, so I'm sometimes stuck thinking, 'why am I learning this'.

Oh, and since every page is printed in color on heavy stock paper, this book is very heavy. Not good if you are lugging it back and forth to learn on your morning commute.

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Pretty Good
This book is not best in the series. If you know another programing langugage -it is best to stay away. However, the book has a lot of examples that can help you get started. In addition, it is straight to the point, and easy to read. The applications given are more basic than in his other books, which definetly hinders in what you learn from the book. However, thats what the interent is for.

Not one of the better books of this series
I bought this book because of other books I have read in the series.In Easy Steps is quick and to the point and isnt a thousand pages.I recently took a JavaScript class and wanted to give this book as a desk reference for a classmate.All the examples are placed in message boxes which allows you to execute commands but doesnt show you how to really use JavaScript with a web page save making a pop up message box.Because Amazon didnt deliver the book in time for a gift I was able to send it back and dodge a bullet.I would recommend the JavaScript book from Visual, JavaScript: Visual Blueprint.It has a building on the fron and is around 300 pages.I would recommend other books from the In Easy Steps series but not this one.

Cheers.

A Rather Deceitful Title
Though the title of this book would lead one to believe that the contents would be presented in "easy steps," I found this to be untrue.I read the book without having any experience working with JavaScript but with many years of experience with HTML.The starting tag presented in the very first chapter does not validate in xHTML, and I ran into several other complications throughout the following pages.The book makes a decent reference tool for simple codes, but, as was mentioned in a previous review, the author does not do a good job showing the reader how to combine steps.I had to do some creative programming on the side to figure out simple things like getting a pop-up window to open after a link has been clicked.Many times, I found myself wishing that the author had elaborated just a little further on the purpose for, effect of, and limitations on one command or another.

This book did not prove to be useful to me, and I'm sure it would prove troublesome for those with little or no experience with internet coding.All in all, I think there are better books on JavaScript out there for beginners.

My review of Javascript: In Easy Steps
I am not a programmer.I am a person who designs web pages. Since this book was only ten bucks, I thought I would give it a try.This book does an ok job of teaching JavaScript. It will clearly walk you though each of the basic JavaScript functions and give you one example of how it works. You can download all the examples used in the book from their web site.However, this book does not teach you how to use functions together to build applications. I wish the book had exercises using combinations of JavaScript functions.It teaches you about the pieces but not how to put them together to build a simple application.I thought that teaching you how to build simple JavaScript applications would give you a greater understanding of how the functions work. Overall, this book is worth the ten dollars I paid for it. However, I will probably look for another JavaScript book with more practical applications. ... Read more

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Even if you have no programming experience, you'll learn to create dynamic, interactive Web pages with help from this easy-to-use, self-teaching guide. Author and programming instructor Jim Keogh covers the basics of this leading Web development language and explains how to write cross-browser JavaScript programs in no time. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (13)

Simple and Fun.
This is another overhead of your desk books.It is easy to understand.I would recommend it for an adjunct to any text book.The only problem I have is the book is not that great of quick reference.It does give good examples though and explains them without getting nauseating long winded and boring.

birthday gift
I ordered this book as a birthday request for my son.Although I won't be reading the book myself, he said it was exactly the one he wanted.

Not a Keeper
I'm a novice programmer seeking to understand the fundamentals of JavaScript. Usually, I can grasp the basics of a new programming language well enough after reading a couple books to begin my own experimentation. Upon reading reviews and other information available for this book, I concluded that JavaScript Demystified would be a good first book for this purpose. I was wrong.

It does cover fundamentals. However, the author isn't an efficient technical writer, and I found his explanations convoluted, tedious, and lacking in precision. Further, while plenty of examples for JavaScript capabilities are provided, the author does little to nothing to couch them into real world contexts. The same is true for the 'tips' and 'sidebars' included in the text. Use of callouts like this is widely prevalent in technical manuals and the technique can be effective, but in this book what you get instead are irrelevent distractions that almost universally conclude in the same manner by stating that 'you'll learn about "this" later'.

The net result: you'll find yourself tagging along on not-so-clear, technical explanations without any understanding of why you should. That was OK for a chapter or so, but the book proved ineffective at addressing more complex material and I abandoned it as a result.

Missing errata and download files
I started to use this book and came across a few errors. These resulted in errors in the output. I went to the website to find the errata for the book but there is no errata as promised.

Also, the book states that the scripts can be downloaded from the website. I could not find them.

I think anyone wishing to buy the book check out for errata, if they can find them, on the website. I didn't and I probably would not have bought the book if I had known there was no support from the publisher.

I have always had a bad experience with Mc Graw Hill.

Very good introduction!
Clear and concise, done with not one wit of 'speaking down' to you, and the explanations are straightforward.The material is introduced a piece at a time, and with reasonable review questions that are surprisingly thorough.
I would suggest it to anyone who wants a good reference to JavaScript as well.Buy it you won't be disappointed. ... Read more

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JavaScript is an object-oriented scripting language that enables you to modify a document's structure, styling, and content in response to user actions. This handy pocket serves as both a quick introduction to the language and acts a valuable reference. It's packed with tips as well as JavaScript syntax, methods, and properties. Concise and inexpensive, it's exactly the guide many web designers and developers need. ... Read more

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JavaScript Pocket Guide, The
I got it from my iPhone. I cannot read the sample codes because they are so small.

The Best "little" JavaScript Reference You Can Buy
JavaScript over the years has really prgressed into the most used programming language on the web today. Almost every website today uses some form of JavaScript, whether it be used within a server-side programming technology like ASP.NET or a JavaScript library like jQuery or Mootools, or YUI or creating UI components like widgets. JavaScript is everywhere and if you do any sort of web design or development you need to get a hang on it.

There are lots of online resources on JavaScript, and I mean LOTS. But it may take you awhile to go through it all to find what you specifically want. So there are LOTS of books you can get as well on JavaScript, but if you already have a basic understanding of JavaScript, most are way more than you need. When your working on something, you just need a quick and easy way to find a reference on an object or property or technique in JavaScript and this book will be exactly what you need.

This is an excellent book covering all the basics, language syntax, object bascis, DOM properties and methods, Ajax overview and much more. This 'little' book covers more than you could every imagine and also covers more intermeidate-advanced topics such as creating drop-down menus, image slide-shows, Ajax, and much more.

I love this little book and will be the first book I grab for when I need to figure out something in JavaScript. Best money can buy! ... Read more

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Fast, focused instruction for beginning Web developers

W3Schools.com is the number one online education source for beginning Web developers. This attractive two-color book contains concise, highly focused tutorials in the proven W3Schools instructional format, with an easy-to-use reference of JavaScript Objects and the HTML DOM included. Novice developers will quickly learn to create interactive Web pages using the most popular Web scripting language.

• W3Schools is the top Google search result for instruction on JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other key Web technologies; this book presents W3Schools tutorials in an easy-to-follow format for quick learning
• Features clear examples, simple explanations, and a thorough reference section covering JavaScript Objects and the HTML DOM
• Covers statements and comments; variables, operators, and comparisons; if…then statements; pop-up boxes; events and try…catch; objects, strings, arrays, and Booleans; cookies, validation, and timing; Ajax requests and XMLHTTP requests; Ajax suggest, and more

Designed to get beginning Web developers up and running as quickly as possible, Learn JavaScript and Ajax with W3Schools presents a proven, highly focused course of instruction in an easy-to-use format. ... Read more

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Nice Quality Very Helpfull
I purchased the three book set and they must have improved the paper quality the cover is a nice 80# gloss cover and the inside pages are 6o# text the quality is not a factor anymore the books are about 1/2 inch thick each. The content does contain a lot of the content avaiable online but it is nice to be able read it when I am not online and it makes a great reference. I am fine with the price for what I recieved I find the w3c schools site is very helpfull andfigure even if I pay an extra dollar or two I am supporting a group the helps a lot of people learn web development. I wish it was avaiable on the kindle.

Quality of Text
this is a beginner's book...

it gives you a hands on intro and covers the basics that every one interested in web programming should know...

i love that it's lightweight and i can take it with me while i'm doing laundry....

definitely worth the price and it's one of the best computer science texts that i own - there's no simpler and to the point verbiage than this...

Manuals made of toilet paper
I am extremely displeased by this series.

There is nothing to say about the content. it is the free tutorial you can browse and print for free on the W3School web site (there is no added content, but the books are good companions to brush up the on-line topics).

However, the book quality is a shame (for the price). It is made of toilet paper (or the like). You can't expect to keep it and use it as a book reference, or do wear white gloves and use caution when you turn the pages.

One can expect some paper quality for a manual. A manual is not a "read & trash" novel you buy at an airport stand; well yes, these manuals are... That's a cheap trick (as in cheap paper) from w3school and Wiley to make more bucks over the customers.

I don't recommend anybody buying these books until w3school/Wiley improve the paper quality & reduce the price. If you want complete manuals for web development, you can look elsewhere for more complete, cheaper and better books. ... Read more

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This hands-on, step-by-step tutorial is ideal for new programmers and those new to JavaScript. Designed for easy learning, this beginner's guide features:

* Modules-Each programming concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning

* Goals-Each module opens with the specific programming skills you'll have by the end of the module

* Ask the Experts-Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary

* 1-Minute Drills-Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress

* Annotated Syntax-Example code annotated with commentary that points to the particular technique illustrated

* Projects-Coding exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning

* Mastery Checks-End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions ... Read more

Customer Reviews (27)

Very Quick and in Great Condition
The response was very quick and the delivery was very quick. The book was in Great condition!

javascript review
It was very helpful. It is written for a beginning programmer not just a beginning Javascript programmer.

Best Book I've Foundfor Beginning Programmers
I found this book an excellent tutorial for beginners to programming, especially since debugging Javascript can be tricky.

Even though this book is the older edition, it is still relevant and is one of the best-organized beginning Javascript books I've seen. All the examples are relevant and I intend to keep this book as a reference, as well. I've already recommended it to several people.

Great, great, great...
Previously, I tried to get into JS by using "Dummies" book, but it proved to be really confusing - I couldn't understand a single thing of what author was saying and it ended up being an exercise in frustration.

"A Beginner's Guide", then is a complete opposite of "JS for Dummies", since everything is explained in details and you can easily memorize/understand the difference between variables, functions and anything else. This is not an easy feat to achieve, by any means and I feel that this is a good choice for beginners.

I use it for doing script in after effects.
This book is not only for web Java script like most other books on the subject.I got it to help me understand script in After Effects.It is really good and simple. ... Read more

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"With my book, you'll gain a thorough understanding of the JavaScript language, learning all the key concepts from the ground up. The knowledge you'll gain here will help you to start programming exciting and powerful web applications."Amazon.com Review
Suitable for learning basic programming for Web browsers, Beginning JavaScript is a patient, introductory tutorial on writing scripts successfully. It teaches you how to create client-side scripts (including full coverage of fundamentals like variables and flow control, plus plenty of screen shots.)

JavaScript is a good way to learn programming. It's powerful, of course, but the book takes small steps, using scripts that work with string and time data first, and then moving to manipulating browser objects like forms and windows. A running case study for a trivia game helps anchor the steps with a practical (and fun) example. There are plenty of tips on debugging your scripts (including how to use the Microsoft Script Debugger tool), and each section includes sample questions. (The book also offers extensive answers in over 80 pages at the end of the book.)

There's plenty of material on the differences between Internet Explorer and Netscape, especially when it comes to Dynamic HTML (DHTML). Coverage of the Document Object Model (DOM) for browsers helps bring the text up to date on some of the latest standards in Web browsers (including the new Netscape 6).

While the focus of Beginning JavaScript clearly is on the client, later sections turn to server-side ASP development (in which the sample trivia game is enhanced with ASPs written in JavaScript using ADO and Microsoft Access.) Reference sections on JavaScript and the browser object model for Internet Explorer and Netscape (through version 4.x) round out the material.

In all, with its approachable style and clearly rendered code examples, Beginning JavaScript makes for a worthwhile first book of programming for today's browsers. Even if you haven't programmed before, this text can give you the tools you need to bring your static Web pages to life. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

• Introduction to JavaScript
• Cross-browser compatibility issues
• JavaScript data types and variables
• Displaying errors
• Calculations
• Operators
• String handling
• Flow control statements
• Loops
• Introduction to using objects
• The browser object model
• HTML forms (including types of input controls)
• Frames and windows
• Tutorial for regular expressions
• Advanced string methods
• Date, time, and timer objects
• Common errors
• The Microsoft Script Debugger
• Cookies
• Dynamic HTML (DHTML) on Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.x
• The Document Object Model (DOM)
• ActiveX controls and plug-ins used with JavaScript
• Server-scripting
• Introduction to ASP and databases (including SQL basics and database design with Microsoft Access)
• Sample case study for a trivia game
• Sample exercises and answers
• References to JavaScript
• Internet Explorer 4 and 5 and Netscape Navigator 4 objects
• ASP object model reference

Customer Reviews (61)

Beginning Javascript excellent book
Can't say enough about this book. Really outstanding in explaining the how-to of Javascript, especially for the beginner. Truly an outstanding book! Thnak you.

information in this book is very very VERY old!
this book is a total waste of money. The things you learn are made for very old browsers. So if you want a book to learn js don't get this one, you would learn things as they where done 10 years ago.

Full client side javascript tutorial
This is a perfect book for those who is looking for skills of creating dynamic web pages, though it is a bit outdated now in part of intensive discussion on how to create cross-platform pages for older versions of IE and Netscape.
The original drawback of the book is a lack of information on how to handle situations when you don't use IIS as a web server and your database is other than MS Office Access. It's understood a single book can not cover every single OS flavor and all the variety of Web Servers and databases but limiting a discussion of server side scripting to ASP only is sort of a weak approach. The same is true for programming examples with MS Access only.
However, besides that it is a really good book and is strongly suggested as a comprehensive guide for client side javascripting.

Great book for beginners
This is a great book for beginners.The author explained everything in detail on how everything works together.You do not need any book else for the same topic to get you started and to get your work done.

Book confuses the issues and doesn't get to the syntax
Instead of defining all the attributes of say "Request.QueryString" into differenct contexts like Javascript and HTML , he muddles around with probably the lamest web application environment around. ... Read more

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Whether you're an old-school scripter who needs to modernize yourJavaScripting skills or a standards-aware Web developer who needsbest practices and code examples, you'll welcome this guide from aJavaScript master.

Other JavaScript books use example scripts that have little bearingon real-world Web development and are useful only in the chapter athand. In contrast, Peter-Paul Koch's book uses eight real-worldscripts he created for real-world clients in order to earn real-worldmoney. That means the scripts are guaranteed to do something useful(and sellable!) that enhances the usability of the page they're used on.

The book's example scripts include one that sorts a data tableaccording to the user's search queries, a form validation script, ascript that shows form fields only when the user needs them, adrop-down menu, and a data retrieval script that uses simple Ajax andshows the data in an animation.

After an overview of JavaScript's purpose, Peter-Paul providestheoretical chapters on the context (jobs for JavaScript, CSS vs.JavaScript), the browsers (debugging, the arcana of the browserstring), and script preparation. Then follow practical chapters onCore, BOM, Events, DOM, CSS Modification, and Data Retrieval, all ofwhich are explained through a combination of theoretical instructionand the taking apart of the relevant sections of the example scripts.

Customer Reviews (18)

Good, mainly for web designers
Good book for JavaScript beginners, mainly for web designers how are learning JavaScript.

Advantages: Author is well-known expert on differences between web browsers and a lot of them are described in the book. It also covers web accessibility.

Drawbacks: The book doesn't describe object-oriented programming (because author doesn't like it) neither any JavaScript framework.

NOT FOR BEGINNERS
This book could of been A LOT better. Initially it starts out with the author stating who is is and what he as done, which serves as justification for why we should learn from his book, but comes off as something else. Especially when he states that he is only going to teach what he knows to be relevant. Who is he to say he knows what to teach someone and what not to. And if/when you can get past that, and you begin to read and try to learn, the deeper you get into it the more confused you become Too many times will he try to teach you something, brining upsomething completely different that he has yet to teach you, yet refers to in a future subject.If you are going to teach me one thing, first teach me what I need to know to learn it, you can't go from "A" to "C" without first going to "B", but he thinks you can teach you "C" withoutfirst teaching you "B" but only stating don't worry we'll get to it. Learning JavaScript is something that takes enough concentration without having to flipping through the book every two pages. Another really annoying thing is he is constantly referring to a few of the JavaScript code he has written for people, no not only do you have to refer to his stupid code, that of which he admits some is wrong and didn't fix(for learning purposes, in reality he was probably just to lazy to do so), to flipping through the book trying to find what he is talking about.
If you are trying to learn JavaScript for the first time, this book is definitely not for you. You are so confused just trying to find out what he is trying to show you that it is almost impossible to actually learn it.

Excellent Javascript book
This book is perfect for taking the basic JS programmer to the intermediate/advanced level. It is very well written and easy to read.

book from javascript Master
The book is wonderfull written by front end engineers guild founder peter paul koch one of the best know writers about browser incompatibilities and cross browser techniques and on his blog Tables summarize all browser differences in DOM and Core javascript as a reference for developers, in the book introduction he mentionedthat the book is a way to offer an easy access to the knowledge he gained since he's been professional WEB developer , and what's interesting about his way of writing is : this code is write stick to it , and this code is wrong, why ? avoid it , by this way i learned javascript best practices for writing robust code that work on every browser , the book covers the browsers history and why developers suffer and how to solidify your javascript foundation and document object model, Browser object model, Events, CSS modification, Ajax connections , beginning from no knoledge to high level knowledge each chapter is part of eight real world exapmples peter worked on . the book must be read to gain this expert knowledge , i've gain it :)

One of my favorite books on JavaScript
I've been a fan of PPK's web site for sometime, and finally bought the book. I really like the way it's organized, and presents subjects within a project that will definitely improve your .js skills and the way you approach .js problems. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (18)

Good if you need one of the tricks.
I should preface my review by saying that I generally love the sitepoint books.Simply Javascript (also co-authored by Adams) is hands down the best programming book I've ever read.That said, this book isn't really so much a "book" as it is a "handy reference."If you skim this book and find something you need, then you may be able to justify the cost.As a cover-to-cover read, it's definitely lacking and will leave you wanting.Taken as individual chapters, the writing is excellent and the solutions offer solid coding practices.My recommendation would be to find this book in a bookstore, skim the table of contents and chapters, and see if you will actually use any of the included solutions before you buy.

Just What I Needed
I purchased this book out of desperation after using a 1000 page Javascript Wrox book published in 2000 that was worse than useless. The author's blog posting here is very accurate: it is a modern javascript book that gives usable solutions and concepts that work well. I recommend this book to anyone who has at least some programming background and is sick of cut and pasting garbage code from other mickey mouse tutorial sites that break at the slightest change. It is also a great start for working with AJAX, which is what I needed it for.

That said, the book is surprisingly a great read. I am reading this book cover to cover and also use it as an every day reference with dozens of tips. It is obvious the authors have worked extensively with web sites and write from experience. Thanks for a job well done!

Javascript 4 U
This is an excellent next-step up from an introduction to Javascript and looks at its use in real world situations. You will need to be reasonably fluent in the language to get the best out of it.

The book presents a topic as a question and then presents code to action that query as a solution, then goes through that code in a discussion section. This is where I have a relatively minor criticism of this book; the necessities of discussing the code do not always mesh well with the question and answer format of the layout.

The authors have gone to great effort to ensure that the book is as up-to-date as possible, though this is a rapidly moving target of course, and detail how to ensure that the code will run on as many platforms as possible, rarely giving up and saying 'forget it..', though this proved necessary in a number of the more esoteric options and older browsers.

A highly recommended read if you are looking for a quick solution, or a detailed understanding of what's going on.

The most useful JavaScript book on my shelf
I didn't really think I needed this book -- I have sever other JavaScript books, including the O'Reilly JavaScript Cookbook, and it seemed like this would just be a duplication. But I kept reading really positive reviews of this and other SitePoint books on sites that I trusted, so I decided to take a flier on it.

I'm really glad I did. Unlike some of the O'Reilly books, which are dated at this point, this has really up-to-date, professional code that incorporates best practices. Depending on what kind of JavaScript code base you need to integrate with, you may be able to use this code as-is in many instances. Even if you need to modify it for your own uses, you will never find poorly-organized hackwork here.

Also nice is the up-to-date topic selection. Classics like DOM, form validation, drop-down menus, and cookies are supplemented with topics about accessibility, XMLHttpRequest, in-page dialogs, and using class prototypes. When the authors tell you how to launch popups, they also tell you about all the pitfalls and problems.

No cookbook is going to cover ever possible topic (personally, I would have liked to see JSON examples), but this one is about as complete as you could reasonably ask for. Really, the only downside about this book that I can see is that you need to have at least an intermediate understanding of JavaScript to understand what's going on. There isn't a lot of handholding, and you will likely want to own both a good tutorial and a solid reference on JavaScript and spend some time with them before you're ready for this book. But if you have a good working knowledge of JavaScript and are looking for practical, well-written examples of how to incorporate new techniques into your code, you won't find a better book than this one.

Good and elegant book
It is a good book with useful tips and tricks.
the authors use an elegant way to catch the target.

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Dojo offers Web developers and designers a powerful JavaScript toolkit for rapidly developing robust Ajax applications. Now, for the first time, there’s a complete, example-rich developer’s guide to Dojo and its growing library of prepackaged widgets. Reviewed and endorsed by the Dojo Foundation, the creators of Dojo, this book brings together all the hands-on guidance and tested code samples you need to succeed.

Expert Web developer James E. Harmon begins by demonstrating how to “Ajax-ify” existing applications and pages with Dojo, adding Ajax features such as client- and server-side validation as quickly and nondisruptively as possible. Next, he presents in-depth coverage of Dojo’s user interface, form, layout, and specialized Widgets, showing how they work and how to use them most effectively. Among the Widgets, he covers in detail: Date Pickers, Rich Text Editors, Combo Boxes, Expandable Outlines, and many others.

In conclusion, Harmon introduces the Dojo toolkit’s powerful capabilities for simplifying Ajax development. He thoroughly explains Dojo’s helper functions, shortcuts, and special methods, illuminating each feature with examples of the JavaScript problems it can solve. This section’s far-ranging coverage includes strings, JSON support, event handling, Ajax remoting, Dojo and the DOM, testing, debugging, and much more. All source code examples are provided on a companion Web site, including source code for a complete tutorial case study application.

Customer Reviews (7)

A powerful tool packed with shortcuts and special methods for handling JavaScript problems
Dojo offers web developers and designers a fine JavaScript tool for developing Ajax applications, and here's a developer's technical guide to Dojo and its growing applications. Chapters come from an expert Web designer and focus on tweaking existing applications and pages using Dojo, adding Ajax features and Dojo's user interface, and showing how to use its components effectively. The result is a powerful tool packed with shortcuts and special methods for handling JavaScript problems, making for a powerful reference recommended for any applications library.

Good Intro
This is a nice intro.It is in three parts and runs a little contrary to the normal flow in a book like this.The first section is a hands on tutorial, the middle section is reference and the last section contains definitions, more of an introduction and information on using capabilities that are not tied to widgets.

There's a sentence in chapter 15 that mentions using widgets later.This makes me think that editors moved around the order of the book - because in most computer books the stuff in the third section would be first.

I personally liked this change.It got me in and running immediately on using some code.I didn't need to work through a bunch of explanation first.The widget documentation is o.k. I guess, though not really necessary.I would have enjoyed more in depth examples and explanations.

I think this book would best serve someone new to javascript and libraries of this type.It gives enough to help a beginner get going and be immediately successful, so that they don't give up.A more experienced developer might be frustrated with the repetition between the sections and the high-level overview on most material.

But for anyone who wants to learn a new technology and doesn't want to get bogged down in a massive volume that covers every single bit of minutiae - this is a good start.

A very good Dojo book
This is a very good introduction to Dojo. If you have not used any other Ajax toolkit, and you want to learn Dojo, then this is the book for you. At the moment, this is the easiest to understand tutorial of Dojo. Unfortunately, it does not tackle DojoX very much, which contains some modules that are very useful, like the Grid. It also doesn't show examples of handling XML (handleAs: "xml"). Anyway, the perfect companion to this book, like other Dojo books, is the Book of Dojo, found in Dojo's website.

Good to get you started but there are some issues
The book is a good book on getting you stated in Dojo and the examples are good. The book though seems a bit rushed to market there is errors in the code everywhere I seen typos to just completly wrong code in the book. I would have rated this higher but the errors are a problem if you try andfollow the code in the book. My suggestion is you need to download the code from the authors website. Follow that code instead. I have read the other dojo books and they have a simular problem. Dojo is very powerful andthere just isn't very many people to review the books for mistakes. If you looking for documentaion on Dojo and you do a lot of server side programming then it is worth buying this book as it was meant for you..

3 dojo books in one
"Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Application" is a book for developers.You should know JavaScript and HTML well before starting.There are three main sections of the book which were so different to the point where I thought I was reading three separate books.

The first part rips apart an HTML form then shows how to use Dojo to improve it.I liked the attention to accessibility along with error handling and validation.Dojo was introduced in pieces through example.Except for a couple overly long examples, such as a full page of the HTML source for the 50 states, this section was good.Things build up slowly and clearly so long as you are willing to suspect disbelief about how Dojo works.

The second part introduces Dojo widgets with a picture, API description and examples.Except for the picture, it seemed very similar to the API.This part of the book didn't add much value for me as I can look at the API and examples online.

The third part gets good again.It goes into the details of how Dojo works and some more advanced concepts.It also goes into history and the problems Dojo solves.It was nice having this later in the book so the beginning could be more substantial.I did like how the author went from high level to low level - both with the three parts and even within part three itself.Some pieces stayed a bit to high level such as the AOP and object discussion chapters.

Overall, I was mixed between the three books.The first and third were good and the second I wouldn't pay for. ... Read more

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This friendly, solutions-oriented guide is filled with step-by-step examples that illustrate how to write basic to advanced JavaScript applications, as well as modify existing scripts to suit individual needs. Each chapter begins with the specific how-to topics that will be covered. Within the chapter, each topic is accompanied by a solid, easy-to-follow walkthrough of the process. ... Read more

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how to do some things with JavaScript
The book supposes that readers don't know anything about HTML and JavaScript so it introduces HTML and JavaScript at the same time. Also, it covers most JavaScript features and gives you some simple examples. If you are new to HTML and JavaScript, this is the right book for you. You can know the basics of JavaScript
very quickly.

Since this book only introdcues "how to do some things with JavaScript". And if you really want to know "how to do everything with JavaScript", " JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook" might be the book you should buy.

Great Learning Book for Experienced Programmers
Experience programmers learning Javascript as a new language will enjoy reading this book.It is clear and concise with simple examples.Novice programmers would also find this book useful.It is organized in a traditional way in which programming is taught.As you go through the chapters, the content becomes a bit more advanced.

This book would also be good for beginners, but it is not as good as Javascript: A Beginner's Guide.

However, this book is not a comprehensive presentation of Javascript and the DOM.You will need a companion book that is more of a complete reference.I am currently leaning toward JavaScript Bible, but have not yet made my decision.You may also want to consider a book that is directed toward specific applications.Javascript & DHTML Cookbook falls more into this category.

How to do it with everything... JavascriptGREAT Series
The "How to do it with everything s..." is one of the best series of its kind, I have found. Covering many subjects, as it does, I am particularly pleased with the way it deals with Web, or should I say Internet, related topics and still remain quite current. Not an easy thing, what with the speed of changes as fast as they are on-line.
JaveScript, which is a far more important facility than people give credit for, is quite difficult to explain, especially in a small book. Nevertheless, it is done very well here. Not explained "ad nauseum" but with tight facts and easy to follow examples.
Amazon sells this book at a great price, which is made even better if you buy say, two books and get the delivery for free. Saves me a fortune, I know that...
Learn and Enjoy.....
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Good JavaScript introduction
It describes appropriately the JavaScript language. It is well written with almost no typos. It also has some introduction to the new JavaScript version 2.0. However, it is not clear when it describes DOM, JavaScript, and browser objects, methods and attributes, what it is fundamental for web applications development.

Excellent Solutions-Oriented Guide
I went through several JavaScript books to find one that covered everything I needed. This book was by far the best out there. It's simple enough for the beginner, but still has useful information for someone who has written HTML & JavaScript before. It's just generally a good guide to have around. ... Read more

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JavaScript is a scripting language that enables you to enhance static web applications by providing dynamic, personalized, and interactive content. This improves the experience of visitors to your site and makes it more likely that they will visit again. You must have seen the flashy drop-down menus, moving text, and changing content that are now widespread on web sites—they are enabled through JavaScript. Supported by all the major browsers, JavaScript is the language of choice on the Web. It can even be used outside web applications—to automate administrative tasks, for example.

This book aims to teach you all you need to know to start experimenting with JavaScript: what it is, how it works, and what you can do with it. Starting from the basic syntax, you'll move on to learn how to create powerful web applications. Don't worry if you've never programmed before—this book will teach you all you need to know, step by step. You'll find that JavaScript can be a great introduction to the world of programming: with the knowledge and understanding that you'll gain from this book, you'll be able to move on to learn newer and more advanced technologies in the world of computing.

In order to get the most out of this book, you'll need to have an understanding of HTML and how to create a static web page. You don't need to have any programming experience.

This book will also suit you if you have some programming experience already, and would like to turn your hand to web programming. You will know a fair amount about computing concepts, but maybe not as much about web technologies.

Alternatively, you may have a design background and know relatively little about the Web and computing concepts. For you, JavaScript will be a cheap and relatively easy introduction to the world of programming and web application development.

Whoever you are, we hope that this book lives up to your expectations.

You'll begin by looking at exactly what JavaScript is, and taking your first steps with the underlying language and syntax. You'll learn all the fundamental programming concepts, including data and data types, and structuring your code to make decisions in your programs or to loop over the same piece of code many times.

Once you're comfortable with the basics, you'll move on to one of the key ideas in JavaScript—the object. You'll learn how to take advantage of the objects that are native to the JavaScript language, such as dates and strings, and find out how these objects enable you to manage complex data and simplify your programs. Next, you'll see how you can use JavaScript to manipulate objects made available to you in the browser, such as forms, windows, and other controls. Using this knowledge, you can start to create truly professional-looking applications that enable you to interact with the user.

Long pieces of code are very hard to get right every time—even for the experienced programmer—and JavaScript code is no exception. You look at common syntax and logical errors, how you can spot them, and how to use the Microsoft Script Debugger to aid you with this task. Also, you need to examine how to handle the errors that slip through the net, and ensure that these do not detract from the experience of the end user of your application.

From here, you'll move on to more advanced topics, such as using cookies and jazzing up your web pages with dynamic HTML and XML. Finally, you'll be looking at a relatively new and exciting technology, remote scripting. This allows your JavaScript in a HTML page to communicate directly with a server, and useful for, say, looking up information on a database sitting on your server. If you have the Google toolbar you'll have seen something like this in action already. When you type a search word in the Google toolbar, it comes up with suggestions, which it gets via the Google search database.

All the new concepts introduced in this book will be illustrated with practical examples, which enable you to experiment with JavaScript and build on the theory that you have just learned. The appendix provides solutions to the exercises included at the end of most chapters throughout the book.

During the first half of the book, you'll also be building up a more complex sample application—an online trivia quiz—which will show you how JavaScript is used in action in a real-world situation.

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Customer Reviews (9)

Too many inconsistencies
Although the book is a good introduction for JavaScript, it suffers greatly from the lack of a single voice. I find this a problem with other Wrox books that have been written by multiple authors. I really don't blame the authors as much as I put the blame on Wrox's editors.

The books is just full of inconsistencies. These range from different coding styles, lack of consistency in source code filenames, etc., etc. Also, the HTML is often poorly written.

Even with the book's problems, I would still recommend the book for the beginning JavaScript programmer. The book does get the point across and should give the reader a good foundation in JavaScript programming.

OK Guide for the Beginner
It was relatively easy to follow, however it does suffer from occasional coding errors and coding style consistency, which can be confusing.

All that said, I liked the book and would recommend it to anyone that wants to learn JavaScript.

Plain language approach is a nice angle
In a previous online course for XHTML, I went through 75% of the 'Classroom In A Book' book.There were numerous excercises, entire exercises dedicated to writing code from scratch and building on top of that code throughout the exercises.While the practice was excellent, the text was dry and did not frequently attempt to articulate XHTML ideas with 'real world' or plain language.

Currently I am only 25% through Beginning JavaScript, but have noticed their efforts to get you to grasp the concept before putting the reader/student to work.Understanding the concept helps me to better debug and problem solve when the exercise portion begins.But the problems are few, small and are written out for the most part.I would like to see them add more problems to the end of a chapter before moving on, especially in the loops and function section.

Right approach gone wrong
Learning JavaScript can be a daunting experience for the non-programmer. The authors of Beginning JavaScript 3rd Edition seem to understand. The reader is eased into the learning this scripting language. Unfortunately the examples provided are not very useful. Examples are naked scripts out of context with a real web page. They are basically a blank page with a working script. The web pages presented in this book set a poor example for standards based web page development. XHTML and the separation of JavaScript from HTML (unobtrusive JavaScript) are ignored. This book does not set a good example for the "beginner".

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With this up-to-date guide, you'll find everything you need to know in order to develop interactive, robust, and personalized pages using JavaScript. It takes you step by step through this powerful scripting language so you can begin enhancing your site right away and increase visits. You'll learn how to take advantage of native JavaScript objects, manipulate objects that are available to you in the latest browsers, use cookies, and jazz up your web pages with Dynamic HTML. Great Update!!!
Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to JavaScript and the Web.
Chapter 2. Data Types and Variables.
Chapter 3. Decisions, Loops, and Functions.
Chapter 4. JavaScript--An Object-Based Language.
Chapter 5. Programming the Browser.
Chapter 6. HTML Forms--Interacting with the User.
Chapter 7. Windows and Frames.
Chapter 8. String Manipulation.
Chapter 9. Date, Time, and Timers.
Chapter 10. Common Mistakes, Debugging, and Error Handling.
Chapter 11. Storing Information. Cookies.
Chapter 12. Introduction to Dynamic HTML.
Chapter 13. Dynamic HTML in Modern Browsers.
Chapter 14. JavaScript and XML.
Chapter 15. Using ActiveX and Plug-Ins with JavaScript.
Chapter 16. Ajax and Remote Scripting
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Product Description
As the industry-standard, must-know scripting language, JavaScript is supported by all major browsers and is increasingly the foundation of new web development technologies such as Ajax and JSON. This book offers a selection of some of the most active and most used JavaScript frameworks available, replete with practical examples and explanations of what each framework does best. You’ll look at common web development tasks and discover how each framework approaches that set of tasks, as well as learn how to use the features of each framework and avoid potential pitfalls.

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Customer Reviews (1)

Rushed and just not well written
I bought this as a result of reading another Wrox book, JavaScript Programmer's Reference, by Alexei White.THAT book is the best I have read on any programming language topic - everything you want to know, in sufficient detail, clearly explained.It has helped me tremendously in getting up to speed with Javascript.

I bought THIS framework book hoping that Wrox books would all be of the same high standard - they definitely ain't.None of the frameworks is explained particularly well and the authors vary greatly in their teaching skills and styles.The whole thing feels rushed and crammed together from disparate parts.I thought I was getting something that would allow me to calmly compare and contrast the frameworks.No such luck.There is no flow or linkage between coverage of the frameworks.This is really just a collection of individual essays and not a cohesive whole.The lack of coverage of JQuery is a crucial omission, I now realize - JQuery is a very compelling framework and I would not now buy a similar book without it.

I'd sell this on Ebay, but I'd feel bad taking someone's money.Unlike Wrox, I guess.The question now is whether to recycle it or wait till winter and light the fire with it. :-)

OK, though it seems like I'm damning the authors, well, it's more the conception.Giving each author: (a) enough space and time; (b) access to the other authors to formulate a section on how their framework compared with the others - might have lead to a good book.Sorry guys, I think you got a bad deal.This book badly needed a lead author.

Anyway, enough blah. :-)Don't buy it. ... Read more