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Summary: Completely useless as a reference
Review: I bought this book as a complete reference to the javascript/jscript language. Instead I got a much to broad beginner's guide. The index is lousy, which makes it even worse as a reference, and server side javascript is mostly ignored.
If you want a javascript beginner's guides, sure you can go for this one, but it is definitely not for advanced programmers, it hasn't helped me solve one single problem.
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Summary: Not For Beginners!
Review: I was given this book as a total beginner to JavaScript, and it was an extremely frustrating experience. The author writes in a very dry tone that will alienate those unfamiliar with programming concepts and protocol. I've looked at the JavaScript Bible in comparison, and it seems like a far superior resource for the JavaScript beginner. If you are a beginner, save yourself a great deal of frustration and look there first.
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Summary: Easy to follow, infomative - Recomended
Review: I'm about half way through the book and I find that is very informative, easy to follow. The one think I don't like is that it is focused on older browser development for Navigator 3. But I would definetly recomend this book to others.
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Summary: Nicely done, but not the best
Review: Mastering Javascript is an excellent book for a newcomer to JavaScript, but I find that its value for updating my previous knowledge of JavaScript was much less than I expected. The book is a hefty 1100+ pages, and they avoid providing beginner's information on HTML, thankfully. Yet the language in the book is somewhat dry, even considering normal standards of writing in similar style books.The book is good for those who already have a background in programming, and are interested in venturing into JavaScript. There are extended JavaScript examples in the book, and sample code is provided on a companion CD. A very appreciated section on XML is included, and this was the section I focused on the most. Yet it doesn't develop it as much as I would have expected it to, considering how much it had already done with previous topics. All in all, I would have enjoyed it more if this had been my first introduction to JavaScript. As is, it is still a good ride, though not as satisfying the second time around.
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Summary: Good for Programmers, but So-so for novices
Review: The book is the most comprehensive book on JavaScript I've ever come across and that's why I gave it a higher rating. The only thing I don't like about it is how it is a bit advanced and doesn't really explain everything in english. For example, Jaworski explains the charAt() method as a method that returns a string that consists of the character at the specified index to the string to which the method is applied. Huh? Speak English! He does rush the concepts that would be hard for novices to master such as basic concepts of C/C++/Java langauges such as do while(), for(), switch() functions. But he does give some great working examples so you can master it. He even covers how to use JavaScript with LiveWire in Netscape Servers. No other JavaScript book I've ever come across has as much information as this book. I recommend it if you have programmed in C/C++/Java before. Otherwise, try getting a book like JavaScript for Dummies as a primer or O'Reilly's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
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Summary: Not for advanced JavaScripters
Review: This book does not cover the details of most of the Javascript objects. The examples are good enough for beginners who are just getting to know javascript.
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Summary: Excellent "Learn JavaScript" book
Review: Well-written, easy to follow, and comprehensive. I enjoyed reading this one from cover to cover, and learned a ton of stuff: JavaScript philosophy, operators, statements, control structures, pre-defined objects & methods, plug-ins, layers, even server-side Javascript - all good stuff. Newbies: get "HTML 4.0 How-To" first, then this book, then "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide" by O'Reilly for a desk reference.
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Summary: Excellent "Learn JavaScript" book
Review: While I found some of the examples to be most useful others were lacking in detail. In particular, I found a couple of examples where the sample covered the initial command, but didn't expand to cover the parameters for the command. When attempting to execute the command the way the book said (not showed) it was more a guessing game as to what was really meant. Found it difficult to find examples for some commands and functions. On the other hand, I have been using the book. I've found that I have made progress and have used some of the examples to jumpstart applications I've developed. I Give it 3 stars.
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