The Javascript CD Cookbook [Software]

Erica Sadun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

This multi-platform CD teaches JavaScript in a straightforward way, with the aim of enabling users to liven up their Web pages. It includes over 100 "recipes" and templates, saving users programming hours. Also provided is the programming code, a complete JavaScript reference, and tutorials for constructing your own applets. To run the CD, all systems require: Netscape Navigator 2.0 or higher (2.01 recommended); PC: 386 (or higher) with at least 4MB RAM (8MB recommended); Windows 3.1 or Windows 95; CD-ROM drive; mouse or pointing device; MAC 68020 or later; System 7.0 or later; 4MB RAM (8MB recommended); CD-ROM drive; mouse or pointing device.

Product Details

• Software
• Publisher: Charles River Media; 2nd edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886801657
• ISBN-13: 978-1886801653
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,211,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource, August 19, 1999

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Douglas Wilcox (Nashua, NH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Javascript CD Cookbook (Software)

This book is probably not for the extremely faint-of-heart--it's not of the "For Dummies" variety, but covers a huge variety of working JavaScript routines. The CD is well organized and cross-linked, and each section starts easy and builds on the previous knowledge. It is probably most useful as a library of good routines (and thoroughly tested on 2 browsers and 2 versions of each--I was one of the beta testers), but there is plenty of instruction on the CD as well.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Javascript CD Cookbook (Software)

C'mon now, let's be fair. This CD is not intended as a learning vehicle for Javascript. Rather, it is a resource for programmers who need solutions to specific problems. I have run quite a few of the sample scripts on this CD, and I am impressed at both the quality and the complexity of the code. These are scripts that ACTUALLY WORK, a refreshing change from the hundreds of amateurish scripts on those archive sites, 90% of which are buggy, crash your browser, or worse. I was able to cut-and-paste code from this CD into my web page, and get it working (AND doing something useful!) in just a few minutes. My only complaint is that there could have been a few more business-oriented applications (such as a shopping cart).

6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Difficult and agitating source of learning, March 14, 1999

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Juliana Koh "JJ Augusta" (Rego Park, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought this CD tutorial recently and found it difficult to learn via the CD. The contents the topics are very basic and they do not fulfill my thirst of learning Javascript. There's basically nothing that I could really use to produce an interesting personal web site. But then, maybe coz I'm not a CD learner. I end up printing almost every single source of code on the CD!