JavaScript for Dummies

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; 4 edition (November 19, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764576593
ISBN-13: 978-0764576591
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches

• Responding to reader feedback, the author has thoroughly revamped the book with more step-by-step coverage of JavaScript basics, an exclusive focus on Internet Explorer, and many complete sample scripts
• Updated to cover JavaScript 1.5, the latest release of this popular Web scripting language
• Using lots of examples, including a sample working Web site, the book shows how to create dynamic and interactive pages, build entire sites, and automate pages

From the Publisher

• JavaScript For Dummies, 3rd edition:
• Explains JavaScript and how it differs from java, HTML, and other Web programming tools
• Describes what users can do with JavaScript that they can't do with HTML
• Outlines how JavaScript, the platform-independent scripting language, works with the latest versions of Netscape Navigator 5 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
• Includes an important overview of Object-Oriented Concepts and the JavaScript language
• Shows users how to "team up" JavaScript with Java, C++, OpenDoc, and Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to create powerful multimedia applications
• Describes how to build a quickie Web page using HTML tags
• Shows users how to create a Java applet and run the applet from the Web page
• Covers JavaScript's forms so users can easily enter data and receive feedback
• Guides users as they write and debug their own JavaScript programs

BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDES:

Hot utility and sample programs, including Dreamweaver demo version, SurfMap JavaScript, Joust, NetObjects ScriptBuilder 3 trial version, Allaire HomeSite 4.5 trial version, Ant Tools Demo 3, ArtBeats Web Tools, BBEdit 4.5.1, HTML WebWeaver Lite, Paint Shop Pro 5 demo, and more! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


User Review:

Guess what. It is a great book. The examples make sense. The reasons why things happen are explained in a way that a non programmer can understand!

The entire book is like taking a class with an excellent teacher. The chapters are like assignments. In four chapters, I already know more than I did after finishing the "Dummies" book.

If you want to have a book that you can just cut and paste code with a vague idea how it works, then Dummies book may work for you. However, if you want to have understanding of what you are doing


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