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The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition: A Practical Guide to Interactive Web Pages
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5 Comments
March 15th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
This book gives good clear explanations and instructions. Has great examples that you can also download from the books website. But it shows it’s age when referencing Netscape continuously.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 15th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
First off, ***very*** disappointed that No Starch Press has decided to cheapen the book’s look and feel by reprinting the current batch with thinner paper (~24 or 28-lb. paper, a bit heavier than plain copier paper) compared to the nice “hardcover-book-quality” 60-lb. paper stated in the colophon, even though the colophon still lists the paper used as being 60-lbs. A previous printing of the book also had blue-colored text, which really added a welcome “visual comfort” that’s now sadly lacking. Look at a copy from the older print run in your local public library and you’ll see what I mean. It simply looks and feels like a cheaper product now.
Having said all that, I think this is a very decent book for newbies, with a fairly “traditional textbook” approach to learning JavaScript. By “fairly traditional” I mean that its pedagogy is straightforward and the material is covered in the way you’d expect (nothing like “Head First JavaScript,” which I also recommend as a good companion learning tool to this title [since you really can't expect to learn with just one book, especially if you're a newbie to programming]). I especially like how an English-Italian translation program is developed in the later parts of the book, tying together the various JavaScript and Ajax concepts explored.
So I would have given the book three stars for being a good, solid if unspectacular text but the cheaper paper and lack of blue ink in addition to black makes me unhappy.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 16th, 2010 at 2:06 am
There are many books on the market which focus on JavaScript shortcuts and web applications – but this is different. It focuses on real-world examples and uses these as the starting point for explaining just how these scripts work, how to make them more efficient, and how to tweak scripts to produce the desired results. From working with cookies and alarms to learning from events and using them to tailor user actions, BOOK OF JAVASCRIPT presents the next level in Java efficiency and is a recommendation for any Java programmer or computer library reference section.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 16th, 2010 at 4:03 am
Out of all the Javascript books that I have owned or found in the library, this book seems to be clearly written and easy to follow. I am a techie but have not found a Javascript book that I have liked or have found it clear enough to follow until I found this book. It starts out very slowly but this is not bad for beginners (I am included in this group).
I agree there are some typos in the book; I have ran across a few of them but they have been minor (so far that is)…
All of the book examples are online and can be downloaded. There are some examples that have external js files that are included online so this is not an issue…
I just find it amazing that their are a lot of books on programming languages but most of them are either poor organized and/or written…
Rating: 5 / 5
March 16th, 2010 at 5:38 am
I just needed a hand to automate some forms and this book did it for me quickly and painlessly. There may be better Javascript books around but this one makes it easy. He presents the information in a simple way that you can start using right away. The biggest problem for people starting out is too much detailed explanation that you can learn later as you get the hang of the language. This book is organized in a logical and practical approach. You can start writing code almost right away and you don’t have to be a rocket surgeon. The back of the book has projects, a language reference section and a good index. The proof is in the pudding; it works.
Rating: 4 / 5