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JavaScript Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)

JavaScript Pocket Reference (2nd Edition)

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: If you've already got the "Definitive Guide", skip this
Review: I was hoping and expecting that this little book would be the same quick-and-easy reference book that e.g. the "VBScript Pocket Reference" is -- I was disappointed.

Since "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" is by the same author and publisher, I was hoping this book to be a boiled-down (and therefore easier to handle) version of the very thorough JavaScript reference materials from that much larger book. More disappointment.

In a "pocket reference" such as this I want and need nothing more or less than an alphabetical listing of the JavaScript universe. However, this book is divided into numerous chapters that require you to already know what category the thing you seek belongs to. Since there's no index in these little books, it is useless to me as someone who's still learning this stuff. I've set my copy aside and use the "Definitive Guide" exclusively.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: If you've already got the "Definitive Guide", skip this
Review: I was hoping and expecting that this little book would be the same quick-and-easy reference book that e.g. the "VBScript Pocket Reference" is -- I was sadly disappointed.

Since "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" is by the same author and publisher, I also expected this book to be a (somewhat) boiled-down version of the very thorough JavaScript Reference from that much larger book. I was even more disappointed there.

In a "pocket reference" such as this I want and need nothing more or less than an alphabetical listing of the JavaScript universe. However, this book is divided into numerous chapters that require you to already know what category the thing you seek belongs to. Since there's no index in these little books, it is useless to me as someone who's still learning this stuff. I've set my copy aside and use the "Definitive Guide" exclusively.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great to carry around with you
Review: I've found this is a great little reference that I can carry around with me when working on creating web-related programs.

Its primarily a quick-reference guide to all the attributes on each of the common Javascript objects in the DOM (Document Object Model) and a very light overview of syntax.

Don't get this for any kind of help on actually programming Javascript .. this is just primarily a reference.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The API guide to know and love
Review: If you already know how to program and just need to learn the JavaScript syntax this is THE book to get. Can't wait until their SQL Pocket Reference is available!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not Complete - But Not Useless
Review: Luckily I already had a solid handle on the basics of JavaScript before reading this book, because otherwise I'd be lost. One of the things every beginner programmer books needs is real-word examples of code with an explanation for almost EVERY line containing something new.

It sounds excessive, but if you want to learn something, that's how it works. This book, for example, seems to have devoted half a page to the built in Date() function - which is ridiculous! Dates in JavaScript are a big deal to me, and something I want to learn a lot about.

Ironically, the accompanying pocket reference that I happened to buy along with this book had more information concerning dates than the book, and answered the questions I had at the time, albeit with some guesswork on my part.

The only thing I will praise this book on for now (still going through it) is its chapter on the DOM - Document Object Model. So far it seems quite plentiful, which is good. I'm no JS buff, but it seems as if the DOM is a major part of the language.

Bottom line: do not buy this book if you're new to programming. If you already have a handle on variables, functions, arrays, and other such things, then you might be able to make do.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: printing error
Review: The copy I have contained printing errors. the first 66 pages was the beginning section to "vi editor pocket reference" then it picks up on page 73 with what seems to be the rest of the javascript pocket reference.

I'm new to javascript and programming in general.. and took me couple of days of trying to understand it before someone pointed out to me that i was trying to make sence of the wrong content.

This is the first time I have seen errors of this sort from a major publisher.

thanks o'reilly, for wasting hours out of my life.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good reference guide.
Review: This is a good Javascript reference. I use it all the time. Its small and easy to carry around in a laptop bag. Some areas could use a little more detail. For example, the one I need the most, window.open--what are all the window options???? Still very good and recommended though.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good reference guide.
Review: This is a good Javascript reference. I use it all the time. Its small and easy to carry around in a laptop bag. Some areas could use a little more detail. For example, the one I need the most, window.open--what are all the window options???? Still very good and recommended though.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Decent reference, but missing valuable info
Review: While I like this reference as a whole, I find it a bit lacking for info that programmers really need. While working with Javascript just today, I found myself struggling because of this book ... it does not indicate whether a returned value from a class property is a string, integer or even a OBJECT!

I found myself trying to perform a "replace" operation on an OBJECT because this book didn't tell me that it returned an OBJECT!

I know it's a little nit-picking and, yes, while someone who has coded in Javascript forever might already know this, for those of us who understand programming and are just looking for a reference book to use its classes, this book is lacking of some important information.

I just hope New Riders comes out with a Javascript reference -- as a Lotus Domino developer, I find their Essential Reference book perfect and invaluable!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Decent reference, but missing valuable info
Review: While I like this reference as a whole, I find it a bit lacking for info that programmers really need. While working with Javascript just today, I found myself struggling because of this book ... it does not indicate whether a returned value from a class property is a string, integer or even a OBJECT!

I found myself trying to perform a "replace" operation on an OBJECT because this book didn't tell me that it returned an OBJECT!

I know it's a little nit-picking and, yes, while someone who has coded in Javascript forever might already know this, for those of us who understand programming and are just looking for a reference book to use its classes, this book is lacking of some important information.

I just hope New Riders comes out with a Javascript reference -- as a Lotus Domino developer, I find their Essential Reference book perfect and invaluable!


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