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Title: Pure JavaScript (2nd Edition) by R. Allen Wyke, Charlton Ting, Jason D. Gilliam, Sean Michaels ISBN: 0-672-32141-6 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (44 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazing amount of material, well-indexed for once!
Comment: It's terribly hard to find a book that actually provides useful reference, nowadays. Thanks to "desktop publishing" it seems that everyone and their ten-thumbed cousin is putting out a book that reputes itself to be the "definitive" source on a topic. After searching for some time, and finding nothing but frustration, I finally came upon Pure Javascript. Not only does this book have a complete table of contents, it is extensively cross-referenced in the index, and each object, property and method is laid out in an easy-to-read-and-find format. How many times have you wanted to know whether an object was supported by your browser of choice? Or wondered why a method that worked fine in Netscape 3 is now breaking in 4 and higher? Each object, method, and property starts with a description of what scripting language it originates from, and what versions it is supported in. This is not a book for someone with absolutely no experience in Javascript; this is a book for someone that needs to be able to find information at a moment's notice, without having to work through tangled or incomplete descriptions. If you work with Javascript, client-side or server-side, this book is for you.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best JavaScript reference for intermediate programmers
Comment: As the title of this book indicates, "Pure Javascript" covers everything about JavaScript in depth even better, from my point of view, than O'Reillys JavaScript: The Definite Guide.
I like the book also because its index indicates all the JavaScript syntaxis. Hence, when someone is programming and forgets the exact word, it is easy to look for it quickly, instead of wasting time browsing through all the book. Another positive aspect, is that the introduction of the book is pretty well organized (Shows you when to use JavaScript, its origin, operators, variables, fuctions, server-side JavaScrit, etc.) and gives you a concise idea of JavaScrpt capabilites.
However, the downside is that the book is not for amateur programmers since some terms are not explained in detail (the book states that it expects people who has experience with C, C++, Java or Pascal)
Overall: It is a MUST HAVE book for a serious JavaScript programmer, it is worth every penny you invest on it. But I'd recommend easier books first if you are a firt time programmer.
Rating: 3
Summary: A "Book" of Two Parts
Comment: I've got mixed feelings about this book. I bought it as an update to the first edition, and the information between the covers is very useful in itself. However, the information I really need -- the DOM reference -- has been relegated to the CD-ROM. The reason that I buy reference books is so that I don't have to keep toggling between my code and an on-line reference. The DOM material runs to 400 pages - too much for me to print out. Perhaps Sams could have turned the book into a two-volume reference.
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Title: JavaScript Developer's Dictionary by Alexander J. Vincent ISBN: 0672322013 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 29 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: JavaScript Application Cookbook by Jerry Bradenbaugh ISBN: 1565925777 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: J2EE Unleashed by Mark Ashnault, Ziyad Dean, Thomas Garben, Paul R. Allen, Joseph J. Bambara, Sherry Smith ISBN: 0672321807 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $59.99 |
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Title: JavaScript Unleashed (4th Edition) by R. Allen Wyke, Jason Gilliam ISBN: 0672324318 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 19 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: JavaScript: Your visual blueprint for building dynamic Web pages by Kelly L. Murdock ISBN: 0764547305 Publisher: Visual Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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