From the Back Cover
The only comprehensive book available that covers the latest technology, such as Internet Explorer 6 and JavaScript 1.5, and JScript 5.6. Packed full of hands-on examples, this book integrates JavaScript with .NET, XML, XSLT, Java, CSS, HTML, Cookies, Security, and much more. Written for beginning to intermediate readers looking to learn how to work with JavaScript and how best to use it with other web technologies. Inside JavaSriptfills a void between the very beginning and high level books available in bookstores today. It's a book readers want primarily for two reasons: re-usable code and up-to-date browser information. Books currently out on the shelf are not up to the latest in browser technology; thus, frustrating readers because everything done in JavaScript is dependent on browser capabilities. The web site will contain all the source code used in the book.
About the Author
Steven Holzner has been writing about JavaScript for as long as it's been around. He's the author of 75 books on programming and is a former contributing editor to PC Magazine. A number of his books have been programming bestsellers, and he's had books translated into 16 languages around the world, selling more than 1.5 million copies total. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, and has been on the faculty of both Cornell and MIT. His hobbies include travel, chess, classical music, and writing books on philosophy. These reviewers contributed their considerable hands-on expertise to the entire development process for Inside JavaScript. As the book was being written, these dedicated professionals reviewed all the material for technical content, organization, and flow. Their feedback was critical to ensuring that Inside JavaScript fits our reader's need for the highest-quality technical information. Rory Macdonald currently lives in Glasgow, Scotland, and teleworks as a Senior Systems Engineer for one of Europe's largest domain registrars and Internet service providers. After a few years developing high-speed video conferencing and real-time operating systems, Rory took off around the world for a year. On his return, he became a web developer for university-level distance education projects before joining Cisco Systems, Inc., developing web-based intranet applications. Over the years, he has gained considerable experience in cross-platform dynamic web development. In his spare time, Rory loves to travel, snowboard, and ride motorbikes. Joel Lee is the Chief Operations Officer of JTL Networks, Inc. (http://www.jtlnet.com) in Columbus, Ohio. JTL Networks is an internet service provider, offering remote support staff augmentation, dedicated connectivity, enterprise software design, and managed shared and dedicated hosting solutions. Bryan Gintz is the Senior Software Engineer for JTL Networks. He has worked with various aspects of JavaScript since 1996. He graduated from Wheaton College with a B.S. in Computer Science, and works with various Internet technologies specializing in some of the core scripting languages for Web Development, HTML, JavaScript, and PHP.
