Professional JavaScript

by Sing Li, Mark Wilcox, Nigel McFarlane

JavaScript is the language of the web, used in programming all the major browsers. It is a powerful scripting language that lets web developers produce more powerful, more user-friendly and more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186100270X
• ISBN13: 9781861002709
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Wrox Press
• Length: 1192 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Enormous? Accurate, insightful and specific

I am your typical Web architect. Not really a pro, but knowledgeable enough to make me one of the best people in my company to work with consultants and do a certain amount of pre-visualization and early prototyping. My project is to get an Intranet/Extranet completed using either Microsoft or alternative products. I have to research and oversee (with others) implementation of both visual design and user functionality, for client (Intranet and Extranet clients) and server ends (including administrative tools).I know the tools I "want" to use and the strategy I want to take, but I need some hard facts and intermediate to advanced descriptions of implementations.This book has what I need.Facts. Loads of example scripts. Analysis of using Java and Javascript. Analysis of extending application functionality through standalone script interpreters. Security issues. Client issues (for all relevant browsers) Server issues (for all relevant servers). Awesome. Definitely the fruit of an enormous (there's that word again) amount of expertise and trial and error development. If you have a little bit of knowledge about Web technologies (graphics, databases, servers, browsers and plug-ins), and have some familiarity with programming principles (best if you've taken a programming course or studied on your own for a few months) this book will be the glue that ties it all together for you. Part reference guide, part bible, and all relevant.

Excellant Case Studies

Chapters 10 and 14 in this book are excellant case studies. The 'Family Tree Photo Album' is a great real-life example of how to use JavaScript practically and ties up what has been taught in the book.But then chapter 14 which is "Building an e-commerce shop front" goes beyond that to create a functioning online shop. It's brilliant! I have "borrowed" it for our company site. Thanks Wrox, this book surpasses even ASP2.0 in quality and depth. Keep up the good work.

Nonsense from "A reader from USA".

I came back here to get Harry Yeh's email to thank him for his recommendation of this book, but felt I had to respond to the anonymous reviewer's comments. This is by far and away the most definitive reference on any scripting technology I've ever come across! I'd recommend this book to anyone and everyone.Of course "Clib.puts()" isn't discussed on page 22. Use of the C library is discussed much later (as it should be). And as for the side effects of the Comma Operator, an example follows directly after it's mentioned! Its clear that the reviewer hasn't read the book. I've been reading this book for the past three weeks and have discovered and learnt more than I did in the previous 2 years.

Very Good Book if you have some programming Experience

This Book and the O'Reily Book Javascript : The Definitive Guide are the best books for Javascript in my mind. This Book teaches you all the useful techniques, and I use the O'Reily as a reference. They have a really good section on the OOP with Javascript. If you are a beginner, this book is pretty good as well. This is definately a book you will pick up time and time again! For the professional Web Developer, this book will teach you techniques that you would have had to scour the internet to figure out. There aren't that many Javascript books out there that were really good in my mind but this is definately one of the best! Like other Wrox books, You DEFINATELY CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!

Enormous? Accurate, insightful and specific

I am your typical Web architect. Not really a pro, but knowledgeable enough to make me one of the best people in my company to work with consultants and do a certain amount of pre-visualization and early prototyping. My project is to get an Intranet/Extranet completed using either Microsoft or alternative products. I have to research and oversee (with others) implementation of both visual design and user functionality, for client (Intranet and Extranet clients) and server ends (including administrative tools).I know the tools I "want" to use and the strategy I want to take, but I need some hard facts and intermediate to advanced descriptions of implementations.This book has what I need.Facts. Loads of example scripts. Analysis of using Java and Javascript. Analysis of extending application functionality through standalone script interpreters. Security issues. Client issues (for all relevant browsers) Server issues (for all relevant servers). Awesome. Definitely the fruit of an enormous (there's that word again) amount of expertise and trial and error development. If you have a little bit of knowledge about Web technologies (graphics, databases, servers, browsers and plug-ins), and have some familiarity with programming principles (best if you've taken a programming course or studied on your own for a few months) this book will be the glue that ties it all together for you. Part reference guide, part bible, and all relevant.