- Paperback: 800 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; Pap/Cdr edition (1 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0078823641
- ISBN-13: 978-0078823640
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 18.8 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,130,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Using JavaScript, programmers can embed sound, animations, forms, and create all kinds of interactive elements in their Web pages. Until recently , JavaScript was only supported by NetScape - Microsoft had developed its own, non-compatible product called JScript. But in 1997, version 2 of the JavaScript language was standardized allowing for unifrom behaviour of an application regardless of the browser used. JavaScript is currently supported by both Netscape Navigator 4 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and is steadily growing in popularity as a dynamic Web page programming language. This book and CD-ROM provides annotations for the JavaScript version 1.2 programmer with easy tweaks and options for use in specific situations. The code is categorized and organized by task to make finding the appropriate elements easier. There are also JavaScript web links to freeware, and gifs amongst other things.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was looking for a book that would give me a better understanding of when and how to use JavaScript in my pages... this wasn't it.
The book has dated badly and now seems "childish" in focus - 130 pages on status bar messages, banners and tickers might have been cool 2 years ago but the Web has moved on.
The book does get two stars though because of a good first chapter on external windows.
The book is an collection of scripts, copied from live Web pages, which the authors discuss and explain. However in some cases their knowledge of the language seems to be lacking and they come out with statements that are just wrong. e.g. (p99) they suggest using an onLoad event handler to warn visitors about riske content on a page before it loads - sounds good except that the onLoad event handler fires AFTER a page has finished loading which completely defeats the purpose of the script.
The authors tell you what their example code does in great detail but not WHY it does it, which would be much more useful for people who want to gain an understanding of the language so they can progress to writing their own scripts.
If you want to learn JavaScript go for the much more practical, clear and authorative 'JavaScript Bible' by Danny Goodman. It is written as less of a cookbook but is still packed with practical code examples which are explained in the context of the language as a whole, rather than in isolation.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've never seen a format like this before. It's great. You can put these cool scripts to work right away or delve deep into the text to find out how to customize. If you already know the basics of JavaScript this book is alot of fun cause you learn by doing, not by working through a boring tutorial. The book's a great read as well!
Format:Paperback
The back cover blurb starts off, "You hold in your hands the most innovative JavaScript programming tool ever created. Like no other book before, ...". At this point my heart started to sink, but it turned out to be true. This is a book who's mission is to explain. The annotated examples are an obvious way of doing just that - but it took a combination of journalists and programmers to actually do it. Bravo! Writers of other books on programming languages, please go out and buy this book.
I am a rank beginner when it comes to programming. Being totally naive, I was able to take on a website production job without any real hesitation. After all, how hard can it be? So I started with JS for Dummies (ISBN 0764502239) and got stuck in the wilderness for several days. Annotated Archives saved my bacon. Not that it is a Javascript tutorial, to be used by beginners on its own. But this is the book that tells you why things are done like they are, not just "do them like this, because that's how it is".
My wife and I are expecting our fisrt child in a couple of months. If it's a boy, the only question will be whether to name it Jeff, Henry or Dwayne. Enough said.
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