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Mootools is a light, modular javascript framework that makes adding Ajax, animations, and interactive elements to your site a breeze.
This Mootorial firstPress book is the first and only definitive book on this up and coming open source Mootools framework in use in some of today’s most popular Web sites, including CNET.com.
Aaron Newton is working on his startup. He was a CNET developer and is still user/contributor to Mootools Framework project.
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24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Mootools Essentials: The Official MooTools Reference for JavaScript(TM) and Ajax (FirstPress) (Paperback)
I have never written a book review before. I have read hundreds of technical computer books. I have a huge library that is used frequently. Maybe it's because I am more familiar with jquery but.... This is possibly the worst technical book I have ever purchased. Would it have been too much to include an index? I'm old so I appreciate the large print, but I suspect that they increased the font size to fill out the length to the sparse 276 pages. Chapter 13. Real World examples has a GIANT 3 examples on 5 pages. In fact the real problem with this book is the overall dearth of examples. With all the online resources available I still buy books because I like their portability and ease of use. Unfortunately with this book the only portability I am interested in is it's trip across the room onto the nearest wall. I feel bad about writing a bad review and I apologize to the author, as I am sure it was a lot of work. I'm afraid that it is probably the result of the editor and publisher that they released a product that was not yet polished. It may have been rushed out the door. Of course this is just my opinion, but please take an extra long look at the contents before you purchase.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good module overview, not so good for "how to use",
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This review is from: Mootools Essentials: The Official MooTools Reference for JavaScript(TM) and Ajax (FirstPress) (Paperback)
Unfortunately, this book only covers a brief overview of what the components of MooTools offers. It doesn't really go into how you can use them to your benefit.
That being said, even the author thinks that there was a lot left out of this book, and is putting it into version 2. One thing that's really missing is an index. That alone would have given it an extra star.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
MooTools is awesome. This book, not so much.,
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This review is from: Mootools Essentials: The Official MooTools Reference for JavaScript(TM) and Ajax (FirstPress) (Paperback)
I bought this book because I fell in love with MooTools, and figured that it would be a great reference. It's a horrible reference - mainly because there is --- I still can't believe this --- NO INDEX! Frankly, I don't care if the documentation is amazingly detailed and fully comprehensible, if you can't find how the Element.GetStyle() function works when you need to, what good is it?
If you're learning MooTools, I recommend you stick with the online docs. Unless they reprint this book with an index.
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