[oak perl] Review of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

[Joshua Wait]

George recently asked the group for reviews. Since
it's not exactly Perl related, I'm posting this review
of "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" for those of you
who are using Perl for web development and may also
need an understanding of JavaScript. 

--JOSHUA

REVIEW
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"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" is not a step by
step guide to JavaScript any more than an encyclopedia
is a step by step guide. The book does provide an
authoritative analysis of the language including a
brief history of the language, data types, operators,
statements, functions, objects, and arrays. 

The author does a good job of addressing some of the
assumptions of the language and how these assumptions
may or may not be like other languages such as C++ or
Java. The author also clarifies the different levels
of support for certain aspects of the language both
within the discussion and with the large JavaScript
reference section. The book also provides a handy and
thorough W3C DOM reference for working with various
aspects of DHTML.  

Some of the material in this book will provide a
critical understanding to JavaScript's more advanced
features. With the emergence of AJAX, many web
developers are turning to JavaScript to provide
solutions for dynamic web based applications. Now that
JavaScript is more fully supported in modern browsers,
web developers may want to turn to "JavaScript: The
Definitive Guide" to enhance or polish existing
JavaScript skills.

If you are looking for a quick introduction to
JavaScript, you may find yourself disappointed.
However, if you are already familiar with JavaScript
and need a reference to look up an answer to your
problem or need a guide for fine tuning your DHTML
skills, you may that this book is a rich resource for you.

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