JavaScript - Comprehensive

by Don Gosselin

A popular scripting language that is widely supported in Web browsers and other Web tools, JavaScript adds interactive functions to HTML pages. This exciting new edition focuses on ECMAScript Edition... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0619015551
• ISBN13: 9780619015558
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 710 Pages
• Weight: 2.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Standard

I must say I was very excited to read this book and throughout the book I was explained in great detail all that JavaScript has to offer. I concur with everyone here this is a must have for anyone planning to learn JavaScript. This book will show you how to use all the math functions, string function, perform complex calculations, manipulate array's, security and even database connectivity!

Worked for me!

I used this book for a web development class on JavaScript. I felt that it was a good book and overall I have little ill to say about it. The examples are well written and do a good job of reinforcing what you read in the chapter. You read a little then do an example, then read some more, then add to the example and so on. You don't need any Programming experience to use this book just a decent understanding of HTML. The only criticism I could offer is that the editor should have used arrows when content is being continued on a new line for reasons of page space so that readers will know and understand (beginners can have trouble with this). It's a good book for learning the whole language from the ground up and for this reason it's worth the money. It's not an overnight crash course (if that is what you are looking for).

A Solid Investment

This isn't your typical 'cut and paste' JavaScript book. Time is spent explaining the concepts of what you are doing and why you are doing it. The book goes far beyond simple JavaSvript and covers some server-side scripting (ASP and server-side JavaScript) as well as database connectivity. It even contains a section on Java Applets. The student resource site has exercise downloads as well as powerpoint slides that cover each tutorial. I didn't find mistakes in the book. I wonder if what people perceive as mistakes are simply browser compatability issues? The one negative I have found is that I feel that the book introduces the concept of prototypes too early. But since most JavaScript books don't even cover prototypes at all, I can't say that is much of a negative. If you find prototypes difficult you can simply browse the section over the first time through with no loss in continuity overall. This book covers beginner to intermediate material.

Excellent Book !

This is an excellent book if you want to learn JavaScript in a short time,you can use it also as a reference. if you know HTML well you will find this book very useful and very esay to understand, this book is the best one i read on javascipt.

Much Better than Oreilly series or Javascript Bible

I worked on databases and programming languages like C and PL/SQL. I bought the much acclaimed Javascript Definitive guide as well as Javascript Bible. If you try to learn Javascript from above books - "THE BURDEN IS ON YOU TO LEARN THE JAVASCRIPT " i.e., the authors don't really give good examples or decent explanations to explain the concepts clearly. But "Javascript comprehensive" book has very good examples and will walk you through every line and bottom line is " AUTHORS HAVE GONE TO GREAT LENGHTS AND DID TERRIFIC JOB IN MAKING OUR LEARNING PROCESS MUCH EASIER". I am really looking forward for books on XML from the same publishers. Keep it up !