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Summary: Javascript Bible
Review: This book is great reference. Not great to learn with. It has pulled me out of some tight situations. My biggest complaint with it is it is not good at touching the JScript language of Microsoft. Understanding of course that it is a Javascript book, however as a developer I really find myself looking for books that can give the information needed for both IE as well as Netscape. This book does not.
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Summary: Way over my head and not enough real-life apps.
Review: Like several other reviewers before me, I was completely lost by chapter 4 (Methods). I continued to struggle on to chapter 8 which begins with the Netscape 4 Document Object Model and at that point I gave up. This book will *not* teach you JavaScript if you do not already know quite a lot about it. Another problem with it is that all the examples are very artificial - there is nothing in the first 8 chapters which you can actually use in real life or in day-to-day web design.
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Summary: No more hacking...
Review: This is a great book if you want to really learn JavaScript instead of hacking around with sample scripts that others have written.
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Summary: One of the most thrilling books I've read.
Review: I was disappointed with myself, why had I not bought this book earlier ? This is wonderful. Thanks for writing such a wonderful book. I love the bible books set.
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Summary: Still a good book for learning, but becoming dated
Review: No doubt this title teaches JavaScript effectively. But I have two complaints. The book's discussions center too much around Netscape, where most folks these days use IE. I'd like to see the latest and greatest JavaScript features, such as IFrames and table manipulation. Still, to learn JavaScript, you can't go wrong with the Goodman book.
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Summary: Excellent. The best JavaScript Book for programmers.
Review: This is the best book I have seen about JavaScript. I was able to do serious development in Java Script within a few days. Very easy to read, to follow, to understand, a lot of useful examples, sample code that is reliable and working. But this book is for programmers (by education) only. It is not for graphic designers that learnt HTML at some point and decided to learn Java Script also.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I applaud the author on writing an excellent all-encompasing volume on JavaScript, but in his explanation he does so much more. He effectively teaches the beginning programmer/web developer the logic behind not only scripting languages, but object oriented programming as well. I have read a number of programming books which fail in this regard. This book gives you the launching pad to understand programming structure as well as teaching you in a very effective manner - JavaScript. Danny Goodman is a rarity among technical writers - the ablility to communicate/teach effectively to those who are learning. Whether your a veteran of code or a novice this book is well worth your hard earned dollars. Simply a must read for anyone aspiring to improve and learn.
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Summary: this book is not for programmers
Review: This book tries to explain too much yet sometimes falls apart. Although, I am not sure, this book might be good for beginners as it has over 1000 pages, talking about too many things. If you have programming experience, this book would be annoying, since you have to read 60 pages before go to "hello world" code. This book assumes that you have never programmed and you don't know what programming is/ or heard about it, yet this book has not explained it well ( I think)... Anyway this is my humble opinion, and I stopped reading it after 70 pages.
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Summary: It is not for beginners, but the best for the next step up
Review: This book is not for someone who is an absolute beginner to scripting or programming. I would only recommend it for someone who has some experience with scripting and programming - you don't need much, but you do need some in order to fully enjoy this book. When I bought this book, I had already read a slimmer, truly beginner JavaScript book, "Teach Yourself JavaScript 1.3 in 24 Hours" by SAMS. The SAMS book taught me the basic concepts of JavaScript and gave me a good foundation in Document Object Model, syntax, scripting logic, etc. With that knowledge already, the Goodman, JavaScript Bible was fully appreciated. The JavaScript Bible is the best book around on the subject for an intermediate beginner - I mean someone who is still a beginner to JavaScript, but not an absolute beginner. When you are at this stage, buy this book. It is the best learning tutorial at that stage. After reading this I intend to buy the O'Reilly JavaScript book for reference and comparison. I would not recommend the O'Reilly book as the proper learning tutorial for the intermediate beginner, because unlike the JavaScript Bible, the O'Reilly book is written for those who are quite programming and scripting saavy. The O'Reilly book is worth purchasing for reference after reading the JavaScript Bible. The O'Reilly book is also worth buying later in order to find any points that The JavaScript Bible may have not included (and points that the O'Reilly book may have not included but are found in the JavaScript Bible). The JavaScript Bible is a good teacher and a very good reference book. The O'Reilly book is a OK teacher and an excellent reference book.
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Summary: None Better
Review: If you need a reference book for javascript, this is the one. I have found none better. Don't know if it's good for beginners but our web group wouldn't want to be without it for reference.
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