Rating:  - Not for Dummies (ie me)
Ok, let me put it this way. If you don't understand what "concatenated" means or "string" (in the computing sense) or are iffy on whether or not you know what a "boolean" is, this book is not for you. I simply could not follow this book, as it briskly takes you through one example after another without really taking the time to stop and explain concepts. I can see how this format can be helpful for people who have at least some programming experience and don't need a whole paragraph devoted to the word "concatenate," but for dodos like me, this book is too hard. There are books out there that really take the whole process apart and explain underlying concepts in depth, and I'd recommend one of those over this for most people.
Rating:  - Easy to Understand
This book is really clear and easy to understand. Other programming books have left me with questions. Not this one! I am very satisfied with the purchase.
Rating: - Great help for beginner javascript programmers
This book is great for beginner programmers who have little experience in javascript or any other scripting language. Out of the several books and resources I have read, this was by far the easiest to follow and work my way through. It takes a practical approach and shows you how to get things done.
Rating:  - Decent
This reference is good for beating in the Javascript basics. It is also a fairly decent introductory read to AJAX. Beginners, only.
Rating: - Required reading
Without dumbing anything down, this book introduces those familiar with HTML and CSS to the next step in webcoding: JavaScript programming, and the next step beyond that: Ajax. Being a web developer who's not very left-brained JavaScript and Ajax for the Web is helping me step-by-step to get more into the programming mode, enhancing the pages I run in the process. Required reading for the subject(s) it covers. (Unlike what others have said, I didn't have any problem with the pagination. Maybe I'm just used to it now from having read several other PeachPit VQP books.)
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