Rating:  - JavaScript Professional
I purchased Beginning JavaScript and learned a lot even though I have a good programming background (Java, C++, Q-Basic, HTML, CSS, PHP). The Beginning JavaScript helped learn all of the quirks of the Browser Object Model and Document Object Model (the basic programming skills lessons did were too easy). The Professional JavaScript is great because it gets to the point with the "basic" programming and then teaches you some of the more advanced concepts/methods. It also goes into more depth of the BOM and DOM. There are NOT a lot of coding examples like the Beginning JavaScript (which I like because they take up space making the book large and are often too easy or obvious). If you have programming experience (particularly any JavaScript programming), then the Professional JavaScript book is for you- you should still learn plenty without having to deal skip over all of the basics.
Rating: - A VERY GOOD BOOK
I'm not an expert Web developer, till now I developed many C/S application but only few Web application. This book helped me in this task. I've found everything I need to develop my application. But way there isn't a CD.
Heida Pierpaolo
Rating:  - Solidify your Javascript skills
If you're like me and learnt Javascript by writing minor UI snippets or by copying and pasting examples found on the Internet, then you may have some gaps in your understanding and usage of the language.
This book definitely helped me moving from a casual Javascript programmer to an efficient Javascript professional. The book is packed with working code that support the chapters and that can be used straight away in your own applications.
The book is focused in two important things: giving you a solid understanding of the language's concepts and structure, and also providing you a host of solutions to real problems that you are likely to face when trying to deploy your application in such a diverse environment as the Internet and (especially) all the different browsers used to navigate it.
After reading just a few chapters you'll find yourself saying "Wow, I didn't think you could do that at all in Javascript. Let alone that elegantly."
Rating: - Simple, complete and to the point
Very well written. Covers a lot of important aspects as far as javascript development is concerned. It helped me out in 3 of my web development projects already, provided in-depth concise answers. Thanks to the author, very well written.
Rating: - Quite simply the best JavaScript book out there ...
... how do i know this?
I'm not good at writing reviews, but when I wanted to get a handle on JavaScript I went to the local Library and checked out close to 10 different books on JavaScript that looked promising.
I went through each of them, one by one, discarding them as I went along because they were outdated, badly written, boring etc.
After all that I was left with this book. I read it bit by bit, and used it in writing code for personal and professional projects until I felt I was competent at JavaScript.
This book reads well, and is interesting enough that (if you had some programming knowledge) you could pick it up and not want to put it down because you would actually feel like you were learning as you turned each page. I'd recommend it (and regularly do) to anybody.
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