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Web Guru Guide to JavaScript [Paperback]

William Stanek (Author)
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March 27, 2005 0131487221 978-0131487222

A book about the most widely-used power tool on the World Wide Web, Guide to JavaScript is an excellent resource that teaches how to implement image rollovers and customize pages for users or browsers among hundreds of other tasks. With its focus on the limitations and capabilities of JavaScript, readers will know after using this resource whether and when JavaScript is the right tool for the right job, as well as when real-world solutions are necessary to achieve the desired results. Topics include basic programming capabilities, controlling script execution, functions and their use, working with strings and manipulating textual input, regular expressions, pattern matching, and using, pre-caching, and swapping images with JavaScript. An excellent resource for web designers, web developers, internet developers, internet programmers, and web programmers.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall (March 27, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0131487221
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131487222
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,080,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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William has over 20 years of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. He is a leading technology expert, an award-winning author, and a pretty-darn-good instructional trainer. Over the years, his practical advice has helped millions of programmers, developers, and network engineers all over the world. He has written more than 100 books. Find William on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/WilliamStanekAuthor.

William has been involved in the commercial Internet community since 1991. His core business and technology experience comes from over 11 years of military service. He has substantial experience in developing server technology, encryption, and Internet solutions. He has written many technical white papers and training courses on a wide variety of topics. He frequently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant.

William has an MS with distinction in information systems and a BS in computer science, magna cum laude. He is proud to have served in the Persian Gulf War as a combat crewmember on an electronic warfare aircraft. He flew on numerous combat missions into Iraq and was awarded nine medals for his wartime service, including one of the United States of America's highest flying honors, the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross. Currently, he resides in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and children.

William recently rediscovered his love of the great outdoors. When he's not writing, teaching, or making presentations, he can be found hiking, biking, backpacking, traveling, or trekking in search of adventure.

Follow William on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WilliamStanek. William also writes as Robert Stanek. To learn more about Ruin Mist, Magic Lands, Bugville Critters, visit http://www.bugvillecritters.com/.

William R. Stanek (www.williamstanek.com) lived in Japan from 1985 to 1989. He traveled extensively and made many friends. While living in Japan, he spent much of his free time in Aomori (青森), Hachinohe (八戸), Misawa (三沢), and Tokyo (東京). He misses the wonderful food and drink and the good friends he made. He says, "On break, I traveled all over. On the island of Hokkaidô in Sapporo they have these wonderful Ice Festivals. My favorite thing about spring was the Cherry Blossom Festival. I'd take day trips to Aomori (青森) and Hachinohe (八戸) all the time. While in Japan, I studied kendo, the Japanese language, and Buddhism."

William lived in Europe from 1989 to 1991. During that time, he lived in Germany (mostly) and had several extended stays in the UK and Scotland including deployments to Mildenhall, UK. He spent his time in the UK travelling, and especially enjoyed his visits to Cambridge and London. He's been a football (soccer) fan since he was old enough to kick a ball and especially enjoyed being in Kaiserslautern for the championships. He misses the wonderful food and drink and the good friends he made. He says, "There's nothing like Fridays at the pub or Saturday market."

William lived in Hawaii from 1991 to 1996. During that time, he worked shift-work at Kunia Field Station, attended Hawaii Pacific University and University of Hawaii, and spent a lot of time at the beach. He and his wife's first child was born in Hawaii. William's writing career began in Hawaii when his first book, Electronic Publishing Unleashed, was published in 1995. The runaway success of that book and it's sequel, Web Publishing Unleashed, helped establish him as a leader and innovator in technical writing.

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Why the Web Guru series is a failure, March 6, 2008
This review is from: Web Guru Guide to JavaScript (Paperback)
I picked up this book at the library as an introduction to Javascript. I am not new to web design and programming, but I never bothered to use Javascript much before recently. The book is tailored to those who are completely new to Javascript and little to no knowledge of HTML. If you're expecting an in-depth guide to the subject, look elsewhere. I appreciate the easy-to-read nature of the writing and simplicity of the subject, however, I expected this book to be much cheaper than its list price. I was shocked to see that it is listed as $77. In no way is the book actually worth that. At that price, I would expect a 1200+ page, in-depth reference to Javascript. No wonder I had never heard of the Web Guru series before this. If they really wanted this book to sell (and this goes to all computer book publishers), they should have printed it on cheaper paper. There really is no need for glossy paper to be used all the time.
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