[oak perl] Review of JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

[George Woolley]

Hi Joshua,
Thanks for posting your review to the list!
George :) :) :) :)

On Tuesday 15 November 2005 10:55 am, Joshua Wait wrote:
> 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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