Rating:  - It's worth it
I found the learning curve to be rather bouncy. Such as chapter 4 was easier than chapter 2. All in all it's a really good book. By no means a reference book, but a good intro.
Rating:  - Excellent book for those who want to learn JavaScript.
I love this book. The author explains everything he is trying to get across thoroughly. He goes through functions, objects, error handling, dynamic html, etc. He also has frequent sections where he has you try out the things he goes over, which helped me alot because typing the code in, as well as reading helped the stuff stick in my mind. After each try out section, he explains the code in detail, making sure you know what you did and why you did it. It's not a book if you want to learn JavaScript by tomorrow, but if you have some time to sit down and really get into it, there is no better beginning book then this one.
Rating:  - Call It Javascript For Dim
This book is intended for people who are new to programming at all,it is not for programmers beginners to javascript.
It is good book for you if you do not know arrays,loops, database related topics(like sql)
The topics are explained twice always ,first when the program is written and second after the code ends!!!
It took long time for me to finish only primitives to extract what is already new for me.
The book ends while I need it to be starting as practical examples for our real site construction needs.
However the book is excellent language written , will organized and you can know what is javascript after 900 pages reading.
If you are looking for a book to till javascript techniques and master it faster,Keep shopping around.
Rating: - From Beginner to Production
Coming from the design world and HTML only, this book was fantastic in taking a beginner non-programmer to writing code with real world examples.
Mr. Wilton does a great job at leading you along step-by-step. The book is huge, so don't think you're going to get through it in a weekend, but very well worth the time.
Rating: - Good Foundation Builder
I started out not knowing ANYTHING about Javascript. So I bought this book. I read cover to cover. Now I can do just about anything(NOT EVERYTHING- if you want to everything I reccommend you you get the Professional Series). It has a GREAT section on ASP, ActiveX Controls, DHTML, and databases. The only problem is that the sections on these languages are not 'in depth' but They do cover it. Also, It didnt hardly have anything on XML that why I gave it four stars. The day of writing this is, October 12,2001. That means Professional Javascript 2nd Edition will be out in a few days. To Sum up: If your a beginner buy this book, If you know some stuff about Javascript you should wait till Professional Javascript 2nd Edition comes out
Buy the way: Paul Wilton is gonna be contributing to the next Professional 2nd Edition comes out
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