Customer Reviews

Advanced Javascript

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There are a lot of java script books out there, and everyone shows you how to do an image roll over or how to to change items in the status bar. This is the only book I have seen that shows you in depth the true inner workings of java script. If you have a basic knowledge of java script and you want to go further, this is the book you should get.

This book is long, and the code samples are long too. However it has a lot of advanced JavaScript material, that other books just don't cover. I have played with JavaScript for a while now doing simple scripts to enhance websites. This book took me to a whole new level in JavaScript. This is not for people brand new to JavaScript, but if you are ready to move deeper int JavaScript, then this book will do it. I can give it an enthusiastic two thumbs up!

I found this book to be a truly great asset. Most JavaScript books just show you neat little tricks like roll overs and fades. This book takes you in deep into JavaScript showing you how and why things work. I did find a few errors in the examples but given the size of the book I would still say over 90% of the examples worked exactly as written, and the few errors I found in examples seemed to be more of typo's than fundamental flaws. I definately suggest you buy this book

I just finished this book and it was pretty good. I have been playing around with JavaScript for about 2 years, this book took me to a deeper level of understanding of JavaScript. I did notice, however, that some of the examples did have minor erros in them. But all in all I would recommend buying this book.

I was quite disappointed. This book is completely mislabeled. There is nothing advanced about its contents. There is a very cursory treatment of objects, nothing at all about JSON nor anything about closures. I significant chunk of the book is devoted to an explanation of basic syntax.

This is a basic book on Javascript. I would recommend it to anyone starting out. It has a lot of useful information about the DOM and examples of how to manipulate elements etc. Had it been labled Beginning Javascript or just javascript I would have given it four, perhaps even five stars. As it is, I wasted my money.

This book covers its topic reasonably well; it doesn't waste a lot of time on the basics, and it does cover some advanced topics, so it's true to its title. However, there are a disconcerting number of errors in the examples and in the text. The writing is not smooth - it could have used better editing. The book's length is partly due to some very long examples, some of which are presented twice: first to show the whole thing, then in snippets which get their own discussion. The listings of the complete examples are redundant, and sometimes go on for pages; I would have preferred to see these on the CD. Scattered throughout the text are hints that this or that feature of the language doesn't work in this or that version of Netscape or IE; it would have been very nice if there had been a concise summary of all these compatibility issues.

Overall, though, I found it a useful book. As a long time C++ programmer somewhat new to javascript, I thought it was pitched at just about the right level.