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JavaScript, A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition (Beginner's Guide (Osborne Mcgraw Hill)) |  | Author: John Pollock
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 47320
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0071632956
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2762
EAN: 9780071632959
ASIN: 0071632956
Publication Date: September 11, 2009
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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
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 Great beginner book October 26, 2009
J. Howard
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
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.
Great beginners book! November 8, 2009
Bookworm
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
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.
Great for beginners February 6, 2010
Darcy Taylor (San Diego, CA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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.
Finally...a guide for beginners! July 2, 2010
CaroleG (Northern, CA)
When I wanted to create my own genealogy website, I learned CSS and HTML from Ian Lloyd's book Build Your Own Web Site. That's a fantastic book for the beginner and when I wanted to learn JavaScript, I bought another book from the same publisher, Sitepoint. Their book, Simply JavaScript (NOT by Ian Lloyd) was a nightmare for me! I wrote the publishers in frustration and they wrote a nice note in return; they told me it's hard to teach beginning JavaScript. So I turned to online guides, w3, etc. and it was just as confusing. If you have no programming experience, I don't think JavaScript is the best first language. Fortunately, after reading some of these reviews on Amazon for John Pollock's book, I decided to buy JavaScript, The Beginner's Guide. So THANK YOU to the reviewers on this site for your positive comments. I suppose by the time I bought this book I did have some understanding of JavaScript, but I still think it's a wonderful book for the beginner. No other source, online or books, explains JavaScript as well. No, I'm not an expert on JavaScript; far from it. And I agree with the one reviewer that Mr. Pollock needs a second book - one that has tons of exercises (real world - like adding a slideshow, a pulldown menu, a search engine - useful things - and reference your first book in case we want to go back to the lesson). After finishing this book you will still need to learn more, but basic ideas will make sense.
A Beginner's Guide to JavaScript August 31, 2010
E. Suarez (Florida)
Well, I ordered this book for a college course called: Scripting for Web. I hope to learn how to use and effectively use JavaScript to enhance and create dynamic web pages. It may be similar to PHP but there are some differences. We did an exercise last class, and the instructor didn't know how make comment. I did not want to take a second chance with a teacher that doesn't know what he's doing. So I ordered the book to learn myself.
I'll update the review after I get a feel for this book and it's teaching methods.
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