Customer Reviews

Instant JavaScript

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I have to say that this book is excellent from a practical view point - you need some complex JavaScript that you can use in the real world ? Then this is the book for you - want to learn Javascript ? Then look for something else. I gotta say that the first guy who did a review here is a bit of a pratt - it's not called 'learn simple Javascript' !!

Excellent.....

These guys are masters of keeping code simple while being able to do amazing things. Also they organize what you need in a way that makes it easy to find and expand upon your initial goals.

I have only the highest recommendation for this book.

I purchased this book YEARS ago to learn something about javascript, so I could better customize the simple scripts I had. I particularly liked the CD of scripts that was included with the book.

I still have this book as a reference for making adjustments in javascripts or writing simple code. I primarily use it to alter existing code.

This book makes it almost child's play to alter this code.

Well written and easy to understand. I loved it.

It is very usefull book web developer/designer

I suppose if you knew all there was to know about Java Script you could get through this book. I, on the other hand could make it to page 140 before I gave up in desperation.
The CD that accompanies the book has numerous HTML files which supposedly serve as examples of the Java Script tutorial in the text. In reality the text is nothing more than a supposed explanation of each file in turn.
The problem is that the authors have selected very complex examples. This wouldn't have been a problem if they had taken the time to introduce and explain all of the concepts before they used them in the code. In stead, they sprinkle snippets of seemingly arcane script constructions which have nothing to do with the chapter subject and with little or no explanation.
For example, a sample script in the chapter on arrays and objects uses a very complex page layout with extensive use of frames. The chapter on frames comes later in the book and the user has no idea of what "self.workarea.location.href" is all about.
I could go on but let me just say that I found this book to be useless.