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Essential Skills--Made Easy!
Create dynamic Web pages complete with special effects using today's leading Web development language. JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition gives you step-by-step coverage of the fundamentals, including variables, functions, operators, event handlers, objects, arrays, strings, forms, and frames. You'll also learn about more advanced techniques, including debugging and security. This hands-on guide explains how JavaScript works with XHTML Transitional and covers the new features available in JavaScript. Get started using JavaScript right away with help from this fast-paced tutorial.
Designed for Easy Learning:
- Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
- Ask the Expert--Q & A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
- Try This--Hands-on exercises that show you how to apply your skills
- Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
- Tips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
- Self Tests--End-of-chapter reviews to test your knowledge
- Annotated syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
About the Author
John Pollock runs two Web sites devoted to Web development technology, PageResource.com and JavaScript City.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I've looked at a few javascript beginner books and none have come close to the greatness of this book! John Pollock has really taken the beginner into consideration when writing this book, its so very well written and he thoroughly explains every bit in so much detail. Im only half way through this book, and ive learnt so much from it already! Considering i have no javascript knowledge at all, going into this book i thought i would be struggling but i was wrong. After each chapter theres exercises of what you have learnt from that section and i really couldn't speak highly enough of this book. Thank you so much John Pollock, Im very much hoping you will write an advanced book soon. great read and very well written. I would surely recommend this book to any beginner starting out in javascript.
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JavaScript A Beginners Guide is the best programming book I have ever read. I own six books on programming and this is easily head and shoulders above the rest.
At college I learned VB.Net and so when I decided to learn a new language, JavaScript, I already knew the basics or at least I thought I did. I wish I had read this book first as each concept is so well explained. Even if JavaScript is not the language you will primarily use I would still recommend this book.
It took me about a month to read from cover to cover and I am so glad I didn't skip even a single page. My only negative is that John Pollock doesn't seem to have written an intermediary book - if anyone has some good suggesttions I would like to know. I was thinking of getting next the JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual book and then tackling the beast of a book which is Javascript - The Definative Guide.
At college I learned VB.Net and so when I decided to learn a new language, JavaScript, I already knew the basics or at least I thought I did. I wish I had read this book first as each concept is so well explained. Even if JavaScript is not the language you will primarily use I would still recommend this book.
It took me about a month to read from cover to cover and I am so glad I didn't skip even a single page. My only negative is that John Pollock doesn't seem to have written an intermediary book - if anyone has some good suggesttions I would like to know. I was thinking of getting next the JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual book and then tackling the beast of a book which is Javascript - The Definative Guide.
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Great beginner book
26 Oct 2009
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I bought this book based on other reviews. I needed to get a sound understanding of Javascript quickly. I read the entire book, all 16 chapters. I did all the exercises and the tests at the end of each chapter. I found only a couple of very minor typos in the whole book. All of the exercises worked as entered. Although I did some on Safari and some on Firefox. None on Explorer. So, I can't say that every exercise works on every browser but the author does try and point of the things that may present problems on different browsers (that is, IE).
I did say it is a great BASIC book. If you are looking for all the bells and whistles this is not the book for you. This book will provide a great foundation to go on to other things. There are lots of references in this book to more difficult material. As well as two web sites that the author presides over with more material.
My only regret is that the author has not written a second more advanced book. I liked his style.
I did say it is a great BASIC book. If you are looking for all the bells and whistles this is not the book for you. This book will provide a great foundation to go on to other things. There are lots of references in this book to more difficult material. As well as two web sites that the author presides over with more material.
My only regret is that the author has not written a second more advanced book. I liked his style.
33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Great beginners book!
8 Nov 2009
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After struggling to find a good beginner's book on javascript (JS), and after suffering through the Headfirst Javascript book, I've finally found the one that is helping me move along. As the previous reviewer said, it really is a beginner's book. It starts you off with the basics, and moves you along to slightly advanced scripting.
Compared to other JS books out there, this one really holds your hand, and the examples the author gives should give you a good understanding of what the scripts do, before moving on to other codes. Towards the end of each chapter, he gives you review questions to answer. They aren't very difficult, but for someone who has little JS coding, it really does refresh what you just read. All of the answers are provided in the back too.
It's too bad this book wasn't chosen for my JS class, even though it's probably too basic for the instructor to guide the class towards more advanced codes.
I highly recommend this book for those designers out there who haven't had any coding experience like me. Eventually, after reading this book, you should be able to get a good grasp on JS and move on to more advanced books.
So far, I've only used the codes in firefox and IE. Each exercise is pretty basic so that you'll know what the codes do. I haven't found any errors yet, since I'm still digging near the middle of the book.
Compared to other JS books out there, this one really holds your hand, and the examples the author gives should give you a good understanding of what the scripts do, before moving on to other codes. Towards the end of each chapter, he gives you review questions to answer. They aren't very difficult, but for someone who has little JS coding, it really does refresh what you just read. All of the answers are provided in the back too.
It's too bad this book wasn't chosen for my JS class, even though it's probably too basic for the instructor to guide the class towards more advanced codes.
I highly recommend this book for those designers out there who haven't had any coding experience like me. Eventually, after reading this book, you should be able to get a good grasp on JS and move on to more advanced books.
So far, I've only used the codes in firefox and IE. Each exercise is pretty basic so that you'll know what the codes do. I haven't found any errors yet, since I'm still digging near the middle of the book.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Great for beginners
6 Feb 2010
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I have a library of web development books...some are helpful, some are not. I'm currently learning JavaScript in school, so I've been adding JavaScript books to my collection.
I have this book and "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide".
"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" can be too complex at times, failing to provide clear, simple examples of how to apply the code.
"JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide", on the other hand, does a very nice job of illustrating examples and explaining concepts in layman's terms. While not as extensively complete as "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide", "JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide" ranks high in accessibility and ease of use. The two books compliment each other very well.
I highly recommend any beginner coder add this book to his/her library...it won't give you all of the answers, but at least it will provide valuable guidance in the practical application of JavaScript.
I have this book and "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide".
"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" can be too complex at times, failing to provide clear, simple examples of how to apply the code.
"JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide", on the other hand, does a very nice job of illustrating examples and explaining concepts in layman's terms. While not as extensively complete as "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide", "JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide" ranks high in accessibility and ease of use. The two books compliment each other very well.
I highly recommend any beginner coder add this book to his/her library...it won't give you all of the answers, but at least it will provide valuable guidance in the practical application of JavaScript.
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