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Written for the people who have a basic knowledge of computers, a scripting language, and the Internet, this text aims to help the user add professional interactive information to their Web sites, including animation, real-time updates, and visitor changeable screens. It provides comprehensive coverage of the entire scripting language, and illustrates all the features through many programming examples. The text also covers the development of advanced server JavaScript scripts, using netscape's LiveWire toolkit. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the source code, resource files, and executables for the example programs, and also included are utilities, tools, and 3rd party software that should help JavaScript users become proficient.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not a Lanugage Reference., 4 Dec 1997

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The most impressive aspect of this book is its scope. If its part of the JavaScript 1.2 implementation, its in this book. JSSS, Livewire, vrml, Accessing Plug-ins and JAVA applets, etc...

I would be lying to say that I had no programming experience when I picked up this book. But I would also be lying to say that I could program before I picked up this book. This is a great How-to book on both learning JavaScript as well as giving you a handle on a lot of basic programming concepts.

If you understand the concepts presented in this book, Navigator 4 dhtml and JavaScript will be child's play. Not to mention that it introduces you to a 'whole new world' by giving you the skinny on why many things work the way they do.

This book has one major shortcoming that keeps it from becoming my only JavaScript Reference. That is, it is no language reference. The only way to find what you want is to read.

There is a 'language reference' in the back of the book, but it is a poor, undocumented one. Once you've read and grasped the concepts herein, the usefulness of this book depreciates immediately. The plus being, that this book has over 1000 pages of stuff to grasp and Learning JavaScript is just the first 300 pages or so. Then you get information on many bonus topics as they tie in to JavaScript.

My verdict: If you're looking for the definitive How-to book on JavaScript and want to understand the language, This book is a wise first-step.

Then go out and find a Language Reference. [I suggest: 'JavaScript, The definitive guide' by Flanagan. Not as up-to date, but immaculately documented.]

Happy JavaScripting!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Impressive in scope but couldn't recommend it for beginners, 16 Feb 2000

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I bought this book with the intention of using it as my single, definitive reference source for all matters relating to Javascript. After struggling with it for 8 MONTHS, I have some positive and more negative comments. My positive coments:

The author is undoubtedly a highly experienced programmer and provides plenty of examples in the text.Once you have mastered the basics, you'll find this book a useful reference.

My negative comments:

I couldn't 'master the basics' using this text! I feel that the authors writing style is rather dry and is reminiscent of the language of a dull academic. The style won't be enjoyed by beginners. A far more user-friendly style is evident in the Javascript for Communicator book by Peter Kent. As I progressed through the book, I increasingly felt that the author had geared the book towards people with a reasonable to good knowledge of programming concepts. Additionally, I thought that some of the examples were too long and/or complicated for beginners. In some cases, I couldn't see the point of certain examples.

In the end, I had to admit defeat and effectively gave up on the book :-( I certainly couldn't recommend it to someone with no programming language experience as a starter text.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "Learn JavaScript" book, 6 Jul 1999

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Well-written, easy to follow, and comprehensive. I enjoyed reading this one from cover to cover, and learned a ton of stuff: JavaScript philosophy, operators, statements, control structures, pre-defined objects & methods, plug-ins, layers, even server-side Javascript - all good stuff. Newbies: get "HTML 4.0 How-To" first, then this book, then "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" by O'Reilly for a desk reference.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Boring!
If you like tutorials to be fun as well as informative, look elsewhere. I can't count the number of times my eyelids started drooping after 15 minutes because the material in... Read more

Published on 21 May 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction - Sometimes hard to find specific examples
While I found some of the examples to be most useful others were lacking in detail. In particular, I found a couple of examples where the sample covered the initial command, but... Read more

Published on 4 Mar 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Not For Beginners!
I was given this book as a total beginner to JavaScript, and it was an extremely frustrating experience. Read more

Published on 22 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars The best JavaScript book available!
I had some prior experience in JavaScript but nothing I'd call a career! I purchased this and I began to learn immediately, and now I've had the book for 4 days and I've learn't... Read more

Published on 11 Jan 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book!
This book does not cover the JavaScript language as well as the "JavaScript Bible" and "JavaScript, The Definitive Guide" published by O'Reilly. Read more

Published on 8 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Newbies and experts this is the book for you!
I am 15 and have no other programming experience. To many people told me i needed to know C++ to learn javascript. Read more

Published on 29 Nov 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars if you are a developer this book won't help you much
for a total amateur this book is ok. It spends pages upon pages writing out full programs. It writes out all the HTML etc. this is a waste of time. Read more

Published on 23 Nov 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference, but coverage of extdJS1.2 is lacklustre
A good book that gives a solid introduction to JavaScript. It has proven invaluable not only as a learning aid, but as a reference when scripting. Read more

Published on 19 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book...doesn't spend 500 pages teaching you HTML.
I found this to be a very easy to follow book. Plenty of examples (which are also on the CD) and explanations of what each object does. Read more

Published on 25 Jul 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Read and an Informative Resource!
This has to be the best JavaScript tutorial and reference book on the market. I recommend it to both novice developers and experienced programmers. Read more

Published on 7 Jul 1998

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