JavaScript Bible, Gold Edition (Hardcover)

by Danny Goodman (Author) "Many of the technologies that make the world Wide Web possible have far exceeded their original visions..." (more)
Key Phrases: scriptable browsers, document object hierarchy, element object properties, Related Items, Internet Explorer, Properties Methods Event Handlers (more...)

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Product Description
The JavaScript Bible, Gold Edition covers the new powerful functionality JavaScript gains with the release of the new fifth generation revisions of Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. The book includes all the great content included in the JavaScript Bible, 4th Edition, an international bestseller, plus over 400 pages of new material. The Gold Bible features essential new JavaScript information, additional ready -to-use JavaScript applications and scores of additional JavaScripts and Web page routines. This book will bring programmers and non-technical professionals, including casual programmers and scripters, painlessly up to speed on all aspects of mastering JavaScript. Key topics include programming fundamentals, JavaScript language elements and how to use them effectively, and how to easily and efficiently add powerful new functionality to HTML documents and Java applets. The JavaScript Bible, Gold Edition also comes with a Windows/Mac CD-ROM which includes over 100 sample scripts, on -screen quick-reference, and hundreds of megabytes of usable Web design elements and software.

From the Back Cover
"I highly recommend Danny Goodman's JavaScript Bible." —Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript

"I continue to use the book (JavaScript Bible) on a daily basis and would be lost without it." —Mike Warner, Founder, Oak Place Publications

"Whether you are a professional or a beginner, this is a great book to get." —Brant Mutch, Web Application Developer, Wells Fargo Card Services, Inc.

• Advance your JavaScript skills with the most comprehensive resource available
• Conquer high-end scripting challenges using the latest techniques
• Optimize scripts for Internet Explorer 5.5 and Netscape Navigator 6

The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript for Professionals
Featuring 15 bonus chapters with expanded coverage of data validation, debugging, plug-ins, security, and more, plus nine chapters on ready-to-use applications, this monumental reference is truly the most comprehensive and useful guide to JavaScript available today. Writing with his trademark clarity and verve, leading JavaScript authority Danny Goodman covers everything from Cascading Style Sheets and Document Object Models to XML data — and gives you all the tools you need to harness the full power of client-side JavaScript.

Encyclopedic coverage of JavaScript and DOMs

• Master JavaScript and DOM concepts with Danny's exclusive interactive workbench: The Evaluator
• Learn state-of-the-art debugging and tracing tricks
• Apply the latest JavaScript 1.5 exception handling and custom object techniques
• Implement cross-browser Dynamic HTML applications for MSIE 5.5 and Navigator 6
• Embed a universal sound plug-in controller in your page
• Develop deployment strategies that best suit your content goals and target audiencs

CD-ROM includes:

• A searchable e-version of the book
• Nearly 300 ready-to-run scripts from the book
• Printable version of the JavaScript and Browser Object Quick Reference
• Plus the full version of WebSpice Objects, a demo of BBEdit, and TextPad shareware

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764547186
• ISBN-13: 978-0764547188
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,175,770 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ONLY JAVASCRIPT BOOK, July 27, 2002

By	J. Rodriguez - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Do you want to become a Javascript MASTER? Then get this book. I don't know why this book is getting bad reviews, but I think it's because the people who gave it bad reviews didn't read the WHOLE book. Seriously, when I first got the book I was intimidated by its size and things were a little hard to find because I didn't buy it to read it, I just bought it for reference. Then, I got frustrated that I couldn't find the things I was looking for and decided to read the whole book. It was a great decision, cause now I am a Javascript master and things are a lot easier to find cause I know where to find them and what Im looking for. That is why I think this book gets bad reviews, cause the people didn't read the WHOLE book. You need to be serious about Javascript and read the WHOLE book in order to get the full benefit out of it.
The beginners tutorial is only on the CD-rom. If you are a beginer at Javascript and absolutely NEED the beginners tutorial, then get the "Javascript Bible 4th Edition". It has the tutorial in the book, but leaves out a lot of advanced stuff and puts it in the CD. You're getting the same thing as the "Gold Edition", its just that the advanced stuff is in the CD in the 4th Edition, and the beginner stuff is in the CD in the "Gold Edition". So if you even know just the basics of Javascript, get the Gold, if you're brand new and don't like reading from a CD, get the "4th Edition". Either way, both gives you the same exact material, it just puts some of it on the CD.
You will hate this book if you don't read it all, you must read the whole book to get the full benefit out of it, and I promise you,... you will become a Javascript master.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get the standard edition, July 25, 2001

By	Geoffrey Amthor "[e-mail]" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This "Gold Edition" costs (price) more and claims to add 15 chapters to the standard edition. In reality, these 15 chapters are on very arcane subjects, and nine of them just document some sample applications. Worse, to make room for the chapters, the Gold edition shoves the nine-chapter JavaScript Tutorial (Chapters 4-12) off the printed version of the book and makes them accessible only on CD. The basic edition of the book includes this nine-chapter JavaScript Tutorial in the printed book and (like the Gold edition) also includes the full text on CD. The basic edition even includes the 15 bonus chapters from the Gold Edition on its CD!

Save (price) and get the standard edition. Note: my one-star rating reflects the Gold Edition packaging, not the content of these books. Also, the Gold Edition comes in hardback, if that matters.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars be forewarned, August 3, 2001

By	Arnold Kling (Silver Spring, Md USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Danny Goodman is my favorite writer of JavaScript books. However, I would think that over 90 percent of the people who might consider buying this book should instead buy another edition. The problem with this one is that the JavaScript tutorial, which provides the most accessible introduction to JavaScript, is NOT included in book form. It is only on the CD-ROM. Therefore, for beginning and even intermediate JavaScripters, this book is more difficult to use than the other editions.

I have the original "JavaScript Handbook," which was the forerunner of this book. The Gold edition naturally is much more up to date and complete. However, unless you already own one of the earlier editions, I would stay away from this one and get an earlier edition of The JavaScript Bible instead. Those I can recommend without qualification.