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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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The 5th edition of the one and only bible of JavaScript, by the language guru David Flanagan, is not a surprise, but a beautiful confirmation. The 4th edition, which I've been using until a few days ago, was (and is) an invaluable reference even though it started to become a bit outdated. The new version is even more "biblic" than before, featuring nearly 1000 pages of in-depth explanation and reference. New sections include Ajax (of course, it's the cool thing of these years!), client side graphics (SVG, VML and <canvas>), JavaScript namespaces and communication with Flash and other embedded media.
The book can be divided in 2 sections: the guide - which occupies about 600 pages - and the reference which accounts for the remaining 400. Browsing the index of the book, it turns out the the parts are actually 4: for this article, I however merged the first two (the guide) and the last two (the reference).
The first section covers every JavaScript aspect, with a detailed explanation of the language and almost everything than can be achieved using it. What is being actually taught are the "roots" of all the JavaScript features: to build the complex things, you need to work on those roots (or to grab more high-level tutorials somewhere else). However, this book has everything you need, as you can figure the rest out!
The second section is the reason why every web coder will want to have this book on his desk everyday. The reference is detailed, accurate, thorough and very easy to browse. As I wrote above, it's divided in 2 parts: Core Language and Client-side JavaScript.
All in all, what can be said about this book? Even though I'm not fond of client side programming and prefer to script on the server, this is one of the few books for which I can really find nothing bad to say. It's well written, simple to understand, entertaining. There's also the Italian translation: there's the previous edition on the shelves in Italy at present time, but we'll hopefully see this new fantastic edition translated soon.
The book can be divided in 2 sections: the guide - which occupies about 600 pages - and the reference which accounts for the remaining 400. Browsing the index of the book, it turns out the the parts are actually 4: for this article, I however merged the first two (the guide) and the last two (the reference).
The first section covers every JavaScript aspect, with a detailed explanation of the language and almost everything than can be achieved using it. What is being actually taught are the "roots" of all the JavaScript features: to build the complex things, you need to work on those roots (or to grab more high-level tutorials somewhere else). However, this book has everything you need, as you can figure the rest out!
The second section is the reason why every web coder will want to have this book on his desk everyday. The reference is detailed, accurate, thorough and very easy to browse. As I wrote above, it's divided in 2 parts: Core Language and Client-side JavaScript.
All in all, what can be said about this book? Even though I'm not fond of client side programming and prefer to script on the server, this is one of the few books for which I can really find nothing bad to say. It's well written, simple to understand, entertaining. There's also the Italian translation: there's the previous edition on the shelves in Italy at present time, but we'll hopefully see this new fantastic edition translated soon.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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After many years struggling with rudimentary JavaScript and never being able to find a sensibly structured book on the subject, a colleague recommended
'JavaScript - the Definitive Guide'. O'Reilly have never really impressed me as a publishing house but this book is the best there is. The coverage is as extensive as it is complete. Especially noteworthy is its carefully documented chapters on the relationships between functions and objects which other authors shy away from. Want to be as good as Dean Edwards ? This is the book to get you there.
'JavaScript - the Definitive Guide'. O'Reilly have never really impressed me as a publishing house but this book is the best there is. The coverage is as extensive as it is complete. Especially noteworthy is its carefully documented chapters on the relationships between functions and objects which other authors shy away from. Want to be as good as Dean Edwards ? This is the book to get you there.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I'm a complete noob when it comes to JavaScript. So why, you may ask, did I plump for this book? Well, I'm glad you asked, because I came across the idea of buying a beginner's guide AND an expert's reference when I was scouring the review pages here in Amazon. "What a good idea" I thought, then I went ahead and ordered this book and "JavaScript in Easy Steps" at the same time. This sounds unlikely, but believe me, the two books complement each other very well, and together comprise what you might call a "crash course" in JavaScript. Obviously, I can't review this as an expert, because I'm still a noob, and I will remain so for quite some time. However, I know enough now to realise that this is going to be an invaluable reference book as I begin to delve deeper into JS (as it's sometimes called)
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Excellent
Ordered this for well under the price for new and got a second hand as-new item. Ordered it and received it two days before the delivery estimate. Read more
Published 11 months ago by TerryB
bad index and poor examples
I'm not an expert in JavaScript. I've done some code based on snippets found on the internet. I bought this book because I wanted to improve my knowledge and have a handy... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Osvaldo
Good Book
In this book i find exactly what i was searching and even more. I.E. how to use javascript to get html or xml from an external web site. Simple and clear.
Published 19 months ago by Dominici Paride
Great Reference - but hard to use on its own
This is one of the very few decent books on javascript, the other ones written by Crockford or Resig. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Tony_Cox
Complete but bad samples
It is very complete but some code examples are too difficult and complicated. The same functions can be developed in other way, more easly and efficient
Published 24 months ago by J. Andreu
Js bible
Le Js evolue Mais ce livre sera toujours d'actualité. C'est la bible de tout JSscripteur
Published 24 months ago by Vignaux
A Tour de Force
Of the many books in my technical library, this one never fails to impress me. The quality of the writing, the thoroughness of coverage and the structuring of the book set a... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by JohnnyP
The Reference (period)
A valuable reference for those coming to javascript from jQuery, etc.
And one that doesn't invalidate works such as Pro JavaScript Techniques or Secrets of the JavaScript... Read more
And one that doesn't invalidate works such as Pro JavaScript Techniques or Secrets of the JavaScript... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2009 by Pedro Vasconcelos
Forget this book
If your a student, don't start with this book. admittitly, this book probably contains everything that you will ever need to know about JavaScripe. Read more
Published on 29 May 2009 by mishmosh
A must have
I received this book last month and it's already in a bad state. I read it a lot of times. It has a lot of examples and it's as clear as possible. Read more
Published on 4 May 2009 by Pizzignach Roberto
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