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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great beginner book, October 26, 2009
This review is from: JavaScript, A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition (Beginner's Guide (Osborne Mcgraw Hill)) (Paperback)
I bought this book based on other reviews. I needed to get a sound understanding of Javascript quickly. I read the entire book, all 16 chapters. I did all the exercises and the tests at the end of each chapter. I found only a couple of very minor typos in the whole book. All of the exercises worked as entered. Although I did some on Safari and some on Firefox. None on Explorer. So, I can't say that every exercise works on every browser but the author does try and point of the things that may present problems on different browsers (that is, IE).
I did say it is a great BASIC book. If you are looking for all the bells and whistles this is not the book for you. This book will provide a great foundation to go on to other things. There are lots of references in this book to more difficult material. As well as two web sites that the author presides over with more material.
My only regret is that the author has not written a second more advanced book. I liked his style.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great beginners book!, November 7, 2009
This review is from: JavaScript, A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition (Beginner's Guide (Osborne Mcgraw Hill)) (Paperback)
After struggling to find a good beginner's book on javascript (JS), and after suffering through the Headfirst Javascript book, I've finally found the one that is helping me move along. As the previous reviewer said, it really is a beginner's book. It starts you off with the basics, and moves you along to slightly advanced scripting.
Compared to other JS books out there, this one really holds your hand, and the examples the author gives should give you a good understanding of what the scripts do, before moving on to other codes. Towards the end of each chapter, he gives you review questions to answer. They aren't very difficult, but for someone who has little JS coding, it really does refresh what you just read. All of the answers are provided in the back too.
It's too bad this book wasn't chosen for my JS class, even though it's probably too basic for the instructor to guide the class towards more advanced codes.
I highly recommend this book for those designers out there who haven't had any coding experience like me. Eventually, after reading this book, you should be able to get a good grasp on JS and move on to more advanced books.
So far, I've only used the codes in firefox and IE. Each exercise is pretty basic so that you'll know what the codes do. I haven't found any errors yet, since I'm still digging near the middle of the book.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for beginners, February 6, 2010
This review is from: JavaScript, A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition (Beginner's Guide (Osborne Mcgraw Hill)) (Paperback)
I have a library of web development books...some are helpful, some are not. I'm currently learning JavaScript in school, so I've been adding JavaScript books to my collection.
I have this book and "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide".
"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" can be too complex at times, failing to provide clear, simple examples of how to apply the code.
"JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide", on the other hand, does a very nice job of illustrating examples and explaining concepts in layman's terms. While not as extensively complete as "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide", "JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide" ranks high in accessibility and ease of use. The two books compliment each other very well.
I highly recommend any beginner coder add this book to his/her library...it won't give you all of the answers, but at least it will provide valuable guidance in the practical application of JavaScript.
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