Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133 EAN: 9780072253573 ISBN: 0072253576 Label: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 976 Publication Date: July 14, 2004 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Sales Rank: 173846 Studio: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Product DescriptionCreate 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.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - 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."
Rating: - 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 ... Read More
Rating: - Not a a very good language guide
The book is pleasantly written and easy to read, but unfortunately there are some important ommissions as far as describing the JavaScript language itself.
Inheritence is barely mentioned. There is no explanation at all of how to invoke the parent constructor with parameters.
Exceptions are not explained at all in the first part of the book, which is the language guide. Instead they are mentioned at the very end - in the applied programming examples.
Rating: - Outstanding reference and tutorial
As a CIS student with some prior programming experience, I find this 948 page tome both thorough and clearly written. The double table of contents, one brief, and the other very detailed, makes it easy to find what you need. Much attention is paid to cross-browser issues. You could concievably teach yourself JavaScript with this book alone.
Rating: - The best reference for developing
I have found a lot of utilities and tools for building programs.
- A decent book
- Outstanding reference and tutorial
