Rating:  - Not bad javascript tutorial book
You should think of this as a tutorial book, not a long-term reference volume. While you're going to be reviewing certain sections repeatedly as you gain experience with the code and techniques, you won't find an exhaustive list of parameters for each type of JavaScript object. There are plenty of other VERY large books that will give you all that information. But as a tutorial guide that gives people of all skill levels a chance at success, this book is excellent.
Rating:  - Classic Head Start Book.
hey, with Head First Series book, you will never go wrong. With this Book, you WILL learn Javascript, no matter what is your Javascript skill level. A Good book that I will definitely recommend. 5 Stars.
Rating: - Excellent book
I have read about 1/2 through now and it's exactly what I am looking for.
This book is a great addition to the other Javascript book by O'Reilly. Sometimes these books can be a bit dry. With the visual examples and heady approach to learning - the Head First book helps me understand the concepts on top of the other javascript book.
I would recommend this highly to even an experienced programmer - it's always beneficial to learn different approaches to a language.
Rating: - Highly recommended!
Like most of the other reviews, I found this book to be extremely informative and entertaining. I've read many technical books in the past, found this book while shopping and thought I'd give it a chance. It allowed me to get up to speed on JAVA in no time, and have fun while doing it. If the other books in this series are as good as this book, I'd recommend them as well! A technical book that can make you smile... what a cool concept!
Rating: - A good first book for learning Javascript
This book is for learning Javascript, what it is good for, what it is not, etc. This is not a reference book. I've read through this book, but then I'm accustomed to self-teaching through reading, and I also had a pretty good understanding of Javascript. I was just looking to brush up, plus I like the layout of the Head First series of books. The test of this book is how it engaged my husband. He wouldn't read any technical book cover to cover unless you could somehow incorporate NFL football into the text. Well, he's been pounding away at Javascript using this book in his spare time for the past three weeks and he's come away learning quite a bit so far. It has done two things that any successful textbook must do - hold the interest of a reluctant student and teach them something as well. It does this by explaining each subject clearly and in several ways without coming across as repetitive.
As other readers have said already, it is not entirely self-contained. I would suggest O'Reilly's old standard JavaScript: The Definitive Guide as a reference and also to fill in information that is missing in this book. Although, one thing I really like about most of the Head First series of books is that they include a section labeled "What is Missing".
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