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JavaScript @ Web Programming
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JavaScript Index - JavaScript Book :
Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript 1.3 in 24 Hours
by Michael G. Moncur Paperback: 364 pages Dimensions (in inches): 1.12 x 9.08 x 7.35 Publisher: Unknown ISBN: 067231407X; (February 1999) JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a Web site with interactivity. Yet most of the JavaScript books currently on the market are fairly large books that assume some familiarity with basic programming conce • Provides step-by-step lessons for the most popular Web scripting language • An entry-level tutorial for the reader with absolutely no programming background somebody who just wants to add interactivity to his Web site • Includes coverage of the latest version of JavaScript as well as the use of JavaScript in Dynamic HTML Ingram: Providing step-by-step lessons for the most popular Web scripting language, this title is an entry-level tutorial for the reader with absolutely no programming background. Customer Reviews Not the greatest book I ever read..., December 15, 1999 Reviewer: booklover from London, UK I'm a Javascript newbie and wanted something which would give me a solid introduction to it and make me confident enough to write a basic "real world" program. Although it started well, by the end, I felt this book was no better than the on-line javascript tutorial pages where they go into what can be done but don't explain why or how. It was very frustrating - (but the good thing is that maybe I under-rated myself to begin with and that I'm not really as big a newbie as I thought I was!) It's an okay book if you don't know how to surf your way to these sites. But if you want something that actually gives you a good grounding and leaves you "knowing" things you can take further with practice and deeper books, stay away from this one! It would have been better if they had made a "Teach Yourself in 21 days" book about Javascript instead. ( I do like the Sams series - their Visual Basic 5 in 21 days is excellent) - I have not used a "24 hour" book before and to be honest, after this one - I don't think I will again. Great for learning and novice programmers, January 7, 2000 Reviewer: Ted Parton from Murfreesboro, TN This book is excellent for introducing the reader to JavaScript. It starts off by explaning some of the differences between Java and JavaScript, along with the origins. The first two parts (or sections) of the book are really spent introducing the user to JavaScript and definately should be read by beginners. The book is divided into 24 quick 1 hour segments, which is perfect for intermediate to advanced programmers as they can skip ahead to the sections that really talk about using JavaScript. But this book will be most appealing to those still new to developing web sites and are wanting to add in JavaScript functions. The examples are good and demonstrate how you can go about achieving want you want JavaScript to do. Ultimately you should get this book if you are new to JavaScript and need to learn it fairly quickly. However, you will probably want to pick up a more detailed book later on as a reference guide if you plan on doing much coding in JavaScript. Newbie-it helped, February 19, 2001 Reviewer: thedpq from Canyon Country, CA United States Its not the greatest book, but i'm a newbie so what do i know? They assume you know something about programming, or atleast they don't go indepth into some of the basic programming ideas. It wasn't a total waste i still got alot out of it, but i hope to find a better book. OK for those who have programming knowledge, November 14, 2000 Reviewer: A reader from San Bruno, CA United States I think the book lacks in-depth syntax explanations. I finished the book not knowing how to approach a custom script, and felt it could have concentrated more on the syntax end. |
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