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Summary: Good, but too informal
Comment: A good overview of JavaScript and an in depth coverage of libraries, 'native functions' etc. Some descriptions are not as formal as I expected, the exact semantics of the language is left to interpretation. For the compiler writers out there, go to the ECMA specification directly!
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Summary: Definitive Guide
Comment: Worthy of its title, this book is very well organized and covers everything you need to know about JavaScript and it does so concisely.
This fifth edition is up-to-date enough to stand very useful for quite some time to come - a wealth of interrelated information all in one place.
This book is a must-have reference for any web developer interested in adding interactivity to their web content.
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Summary: Excellent Coverage of JavaScript
Comment: This book is divided into four parts - Part 1 covers core JavaScript and it has an incredible amount of detail and examples illustrating fundamentals and intricate details of the language. As the author points out amply by giving specific code examples, even experienced programmers will be surprised by unexpected behavior if they are not careful! Part 2 covers Client-Side JavaScript which is of most interest to web developers - this book simply does an outstanding job of presenting various topics in this part with amazing clarity. Part 3 has Core JavaScript Reference and some of the examples and explanations from Part 1 refer to this part. Part 4 has Client JavaScript Reference and there are references to this part from some chapters of Part 2 as you may expect. Essentially, parts 3 and 4 have the comprehensive API reference.
I read parts 1, 2 in full and I tested the code examples. For the most part, the examples run fine without any problem. The only exception was the chapter 23 that explains scripting flash and I was getting some exception when I tried to run it in both IE and Firefox. Where there are significant differences between IE and Firefox, this book does point out which is really helpful since these two are the most widely used browsers. While this book is not a light read, it is very comprehensive and therefore the only book you ever need on JavaScript. With this book (and possibly few searches on google searches), any one will have all info needed to implement specific functionality using JavaScript. Highly recommended to both novice users and highly experienced JavaScript programmers/developers.
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Summary: excellent
Comment: A must be on your IT library. The author explains you not only what to do, but how the javascript itself works so you can understand the whole picture. After reading this book my javascript code dramatically improved
The only weakness of the book is the DOM section, which is basically a review. If you are looking for unobtrusive javascript i recommend you:
DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
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Summary: Great Book
Comment: I own a bunch of other javascript books and I won't be using them any more. This book always seems to have some detailed info that helps solve whatever problem I'm dealing with. The new edition has full ajax converage. Also the css chapter is very useful and the chapters about object oriented javascript are also exceptional.
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