JavaScript - Comprehensive [Paperback]

Don Gosselin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0619015551 | ISBN-13: 978-0619015558 | Publication Date: June 14, 2000 | Edition: 1

Part of the new Web Warrior Series, a cutting edge Web development series dedicated to providing coverage of the latest in emerging Internet and Web technologies. This title provides comprehensive coverage of both client and server side JavaScript through extensive hands-on practice. Using this title, individuals learn to create interactive and dynamic user interfaces and integrate databases with Web sites.

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About the Author

Don Gosselin is a technical communications expert with more than 20 years experience. His extensive technology experience includes application development, technical writing, training, and curriculum development. In addition to JavaScript, he has written or contributed to textbooks on Java programming, Microsoft Visual C++ , Web design technologies, Web programming languages, XHTML, and PHP programming with MySQL.

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (June 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619015551
• ISBN-13: 978-0619015558
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,736,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars JavaScript Comprehensive, October 24, 2001

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T. Stewartgordon "Serious Reader" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JavaScript - Comprehensive (Paperback)

The first thing one notices about "JavaScript-Comprehensive" is that neither the publisher, Course Technology, nor the author, Don Gosselin, could come up with any reason for the reader to part with (the money) for this book. With good reason. Having read more than 300 pages, I am convinced that Mr. Gosselin is as lost as I am when it comes to JavaScript.
He seems to have no idea of what an object is, and is completely incapable of explaining how JavaScript and HTML meld into a single whole.

On the otherhand, Professors Nakhimovsky and Myers, in "JavaScript Objects" have no trouble describing JavaScript objects as associative arrays, and pointing out that HTML governs how a web page looks and JavaScript controls how it behaves.

Gosselin is at his most confusing when describing objects, functions and variables (is there anything else?). One never knows when he is using an illustrative name or a builtin function.

The coinage of the term "instantiate" is annoying since he means "create an object" in some cases and "populate and existing object" in others.

Mr. Gosselin may be able to explain how to use office applications, but he should leave JavaScript alone.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad...not good either!, September 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: JavaScript - Comprehensive (Paperback)

Each chapter starts out well. But, the author begins to lose his reader due to either his unclear explainations (talking in circles) or just missing a step or two with his statements.

Also, I have found a couple errors in this book. For example, page 63 regarding 'Variable Scope' and page 67 (Questions section) #20 is incorrect.

It's a ok book if you have a idea of object-oriented programming, but I advise this is not a good book for the absolute novice in programming!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked for me!, May 1, 2004

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J. Monty (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JavaScript - Comprehensive, Second Edition (Web Warrior Series) (Paperback)

I used this book for a web development class on JavaScript. I felt that it was a good book and overall I have little ill to say about it. The examples are well written and do a good job of reinforcing what you read in the chapter. You read a little then do an example, then read some more, then add to the example and so on. You don't need any Programming experience to use this book just a decent understanding of HTML.
The only criticism I could offer is that the editor should have used arrows when content is being continued on a new line for reasons of page space so that readers will know and understand (beginners can have trouble with this). It's a good book for learning the whole language from the ground up and for this reason it's worth the money. It's not an overnight crash course (if that is what you are looking for).