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Instant JavaScript (Paperback)

by Nigel McFarlane (Author)
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  • Paperback: 443 pages
  • Publisher: WROX Press Ltd; Reissue edition (1 Feb 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861001274
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861001276
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.3 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 215,708 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
JavaScript is a powerful way to extend HTML content and work with Java applets, but developing with this language can be tricky. With this one-volume reference, you can begin using scripts within Web pages and also learn some of JavaScript's high-end features.

Early sections treat JavaScript as just another programming language, detailing data types, operators and basic keywords. Then the book turns to the nuts and bolts of script development inside Web pages, featuring advanced topics you might not find elsewhere, such as the possibility of running JavaScript scripts on the server.

Further chapters explain how to get to browser objects from JavaScript, describing windows, forms and event handling. There is also a good introduction to manipulating Java applets and Netscape plug-ins (such as Shockwave) with JavaScript. But some of the best chapters teach you how to use browser cookies within Java and offer debugging tips from the author. (JavaScript is notoriously difficult to debug, and the author has a number of potentially helpful suggestions here.)

Final sections show JavaScript at work with dynamic HTML. The reference material at the end of Instant JavaScript gives a handy listing of JavaScript fundamentals and HTML tags, making this book useful as both a tutorial and a place where JavaScript developers can get answers. --Amazon.com

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JavaScript is one of the most powerful tools in the Web developers kit. Used well, it can add hugely to the functionality and interactivity of Web pages, and is almost universally supported by browsers. Unlike Dynamic HTML, JavaScript is a language in its own right, but until recently there was no fully agreed standard; Instant Javascript is the first book to deal with this emergent standard, ECMAScript, but also goes into detail on the various compatibility problems with existing browser implementations of JavaScript, as well as looking at stand alone JavaScript.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly designed, 27 Jun 1999
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I bought this book as a total beginner to Javascript and quite frankly, wasted my money. The layout is poor and I found it almost impossible to understand the explanations. The only thing that I found useful were the examples which are extremely basic. I finished it knowing little more than I did when I started.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Great Reference Book, 13 Dec 2000
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After reading the online reviews I was a bit hesistant to buy this book but I'm happy I did. Instant Javascript is really a reference book and thats it. It would not advise a novice programmer to use it as its too advanced.

I found this book useful solely because I have knowledge of Javscript and was looking for a reference book however if I had no knowledge I would've been lost. I'll certainly buy more WROX books after this.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of money even at 14 squid!, 12 May 2000
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My first WROX book I purchased was Professional ASP, which I was very impressed with. This book, and several other WROX publications I have since purchased via Amazon have not lived up to my expectations. 'Instant Java Script' is now quite out of date, and each chapter fails to have any real content except for a few tips which could be collated to fit in to a single annex.

As usual with WROX, half the book consists of Annex's which are near-duplicated in all of their books - why they don't sell an Annex book, and pamphlet additions beats me.

The chapter's are superficial introductions that don't flow, the examples quoted are scatty, badly explained, and skip over the important bits. I have learnt very little from this book, and the examples quoted are very often short paragraphs with just a reference to a URL to another web site - what use is that!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good, almost well explained..... and full or irriating typos
I for one found this book useful as an introduction to Javascript. But it required me to go away and read a complete idiots guide before I could go back and understand half of... Read more
Published on 10 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, concise JavaScript reference
I knew nothing about JavaScript before buying this book and now I consider myself fairly experienced in the language. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars I wish I'd bought the O'Reilly book now.
Dis-jointed, yes. Insufficient detail on the object-oriented aspects of the language, yes. It begins to fail when you want to know the real answer to a problem. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Right Brained?
I'm no computer programmer, but I can crank out some pretty nifty web pages. But, I needed script's to fully use the web. Bought this book, big mistake!! Read more
Published on 4 Sep 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A pot pourri of disjointed facts on Javascript
"Instant" is not a word I would use to describe this book! This was my first JavaScript book and it is only now after several months of using JavaScript Complete that... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars rambling, unfocused, and lacking structure
As a newby to programming I feel I was misled by the title."Instant" it is not. Found a good site for newbies which caters for beginners such as myself in a far more... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Vague and disorganised
The title would suggest that this would allow you to get going and learn how to use JavaScript quickly and easily. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Incoherent
I bought this book because I wanted to learn JavaScript. Bad move. For an experienced programmer but new at JavaScript, I needed an organized book and had to look elsewhere. Read more
Published on 29 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars From the moment a picked it up I found it hard to put down
Having 9 years experience in C/C++ and being fluent in Visual Basic, UNIT and 4GL code, I found this book a very good companion to have with me while I was developing my... Read more
Published on 20 May 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Great...but assumes a bit of knowledge
You'll need some prior scripting experience to make full use of this book. I don't consider myself a true programmer (to me it's a necessary evil to drive my graphics), and I... Read more
Published on 4 April 1999

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