Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2762 EAN: 9780596527464 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0596527462 Label: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 351 Publication Date: October 17, 2006 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Sales Rank: 68519 Studio: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Product DescriptionAs web browsers have become more capable and standards compliant, JavaScript has grown in prominence. JavaScript lets designers add sparkle and life to web pages, while more complex JavaScript has led to the rise of Ajax -- the latest rage in web development that allows developers to create powerful and more responsive applications in the browser window.
'Learning JavaScript' introduces this powerful scripting language to web designers and developers in easy-to-understand terms. Using the latest examples from modern browser development practices, this book teaches you how to integrate the language with the browser environment, and how to practice proper coding techniques for standards-compliant web sites. By the end of the book, you'll be able to use all of the JavaScript language and many of the object models provided by web browsers, and you'll even be able to create a basic Ajax application.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Ughhh!!!!
One does not read this book; one is tortured by it.
There are two major complaints I have with this book. The first is the number of errors in the text. (If you read another review of this book and it does not cite the problem with errors very early in the review, then you must be reading a review from Ms. Powers's fiance, sister-in-law, best friend, or cousin.) I have never seen anything close to this level of ineptitude in any other book I have ever read, programming-related or ... Read More
Rating: - This book is a train wreck
Beginning with the first example, the book is filled with errors (function `hello()' is called without being defined in example 1-1). Some (not all) are enumerated on the book's errata page. Since the first half of the book discusses syntax, a CS background can allow a reader to read around the errors. The second half discusses BOM, DOM, and Ajax making it's impossible to spot the errors without being a JavaScript expert, which makes the book worthless.
Rating: - Learning JavaScript NOT!
Really hard reading, goes all over subject matter in first chapters, assumes reader has already read much better book on subject. If you are new to JavaScript skip this book. It will make you hate Learning JavaScript which I suggest the title be changed to, "Learning to Hate JavaScript". I will watch out for author and never buy a book by her again.
Rating: - Gifted author needs a gifted editor.
I've been learning JavaScript off and on, with some success, for three months. In doing so, I've skimmed about a half-dozen books and tried the following three, so far, "graded" below:
Learning JavaScript (Powers B-)
VQS JavaScript and Ajax (Negrino & Smith C+)
O'Reilly JavaScript Pocket Reference (Flanagan B)
Very good first draft. Powers either over-powered her editor (my guess) or perhaps they couldn't find an editor technically aware enough for this ... Read More
Rating: - Too many errors
I am an experienced software engineer who has worked in many languages and is trying to get up to speed with JavaScript(JS). I am a novice when it comes to JS but I have used it in a commercial environment before.
I have returned this book since the number of errors in the examples and question sections are far too many. These sections are the important part of the book that one learns from. I got halfway through Chapter 3 and gave up since almost half of all the examples are incorrect. ... Read More
- Ughhh!!!!
- Gifted author needs a gifted editor.
