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JavaScript Index - JavaScript Book :
JavaScript Design
by William B. Sanders, Bill Sanders Paperback: 600 pages Dimensions (in inches): 1.11 x 9.11 x 7.36 Publisher: New Riders Publishing ISBN: 0735711674; 1st edition (December 12, 2001) JavaScript Design shows designers how to create interactive JavaScript applications for the Web. It provides detailed descriptions of:JavaScript structures, statements and objects. Using JavaScript to create different elements of a Web pageControlling a page's overall design and function with JavaScript. Passing data and variables between clients and servers. And advanced topics like:Server-side languages PHP Perl ASP C GIXMLConnections to Java and Cold Fusion About the Author: Dr. William B. Sanders is a professor in the Interactive Information Technology program at the University of Hartford. The program is designed to develop students who will work in collaborative environments using the Internet and the World Wide Web and develop digital communicative technologies. Bill has written more than 35 computer-related books, with the goal of translating technology to a wide interest base. To mangle a phrase from Will Rogers, he never met a computer or computer language that he didn't like. Like the revolution spawned by personal computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web have spawned another. The new languages and applications required to master and effectively use Internet technologies have been a focal interest of Bill's since the web's inception. He has been focused on languages such as JavaScript, PHP, ASP, XML, ActionScript, MySQL, and a host of other web-based programs and applications. However, instead of looking at the new technologies solely as a cool way to make things happen on the web, Bill has been involved with different aspects of e-business and e-commerce, bridging the digital divide in communities and generally looking at ways in which the Internet and the web serve as a lively linkage between people and their aspirations. As a source of information and understanding, the web is unparalleled, but it is also an arena to explore new art forms and ways of human expression. Bill has sought out design concepts from Edward Tufte's work on information, Hillman Curtis's work on motion design, and David Siegel's work on third-generation web sites. For Bill, each new development in creativity, technology, and communication is an opportunity to see the world in a new light and expand horizons. His hobbies include travel, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, and life with his wife, Delia. Customer Reviews An excellent book that covers all sides of Javascript, April 13, 2002 Reviewer: Jared Matfess from South Windsor, CT United States What's really nice about this book is how everything builds upon previous chapters. The book walks you through each aspect of Javascript with a combination of code and dialogue that keeps you both engaged and actively learning. I have in fact just completed a course that built upon the foundations of HTML and Javascript and I felt after reading this book certain concepts I did not understand from the class, now make much more sense. Sanders does in this book what he does best and that is educate. Some may feel that this is similar to course notes but to be real honest, this book is about one thing, and that is gaining a true understanding of programming language Javascript. A real treat comes in the third part of the book that incorporates Javascript with other backend programming languages such as ASP and PHP. Many times as a web designer you are caught in situations that requires a form being verified, data being sent to a database, etc etc, and this book demonstrates the ease of incorporating Javascript with backend languages. If you want to really learn Javascript for practical use then this is the book to get! Excellent book, March 2, 2002 Reviewer: A reader from Boise, ID United States In my experience, it is one of the best books for JavaScript. Clearly written with exceptional handling of concepts and examples. Obviously written by a person with a great deal of experience in today's technologies as well as communicating technical subjects. Worth every penny!, January 29, 2002 Reviewer: A reader from Hartford, CT I think that this book is great. I'm not a programmer -- I'm a designer -- and this book has been at my side since I bought it. This guy knows his stuff. Better than most, January 25, 2002 Reviewer: Kenneth Westin from Oregon, USA I thought that this was a great book and I like Sander's approach to the topic. The last few chapters I enjoyed the most as you learn how to integrate JavaScript with back end code and also Flash, showing how JavaScript integrates with larger projects. The downside is that I will probably have to read it again to really undestand parts of the book. The pace is kind of odd, one minute it is dragging and the next your head is spinning. Overall I think this is one of the better books covering JavaScript. I would like to see another one that goes into more depth on ways of integrating backend and front end code. |
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