JavaScript by Example (2nd Edition)

JavaScript by Example (2nd Edition)
By Ellie Quigley
    * Publisher:   Prentice Hall
    * Number Of Pages:   912
    * Publication Date:   2010-10-15
    * ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0137054890
    * ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780137054893


 Product Description:
The World’s Easiest Java Script Tutorial–Fully Updated!

JavaScript by Example, Second Edition, is the easiest, most hands-on way to learn JavaScript. Legendary programming instructor Ellie Quigley has thoroughly updated her classic book to deliver the skills and information today’s JavaScript users need most–including up-to-the-minute coverage of JavaScript programming constructs, CSS, Ajax, JSON, and the latest JavaScript libraries and best practices.

Quigley illuminates every technique with focused, classroom-tested code examples, detailed line-by-line explanations, and real program output. This exceptionally clear, easy-to-understand book takes you from your first script to advanced techniques. It’s the only JavaScript book you’ll ever need!

New in This Edition

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      End-of-chapter study tools, including classroom-tested labs
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      Programming the DOM
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      More Cascading Style Sheets
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      Introduction to Ajax and JSON
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      Explanation of how to develop interactive Web applications with dynamic, desktop-style interfaces
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      Programmers’ preparation for HTML 5’s breakthrough capabilities
This edition has been completely updated and includes many new and completely rewritten code examples; contains fully revised and updated coverage of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and the Document Object Model (DOM); and fully covers modern JavaScript concepts, principles, and programming techniques.

Thousands of Web developers, administrators, and power users have relied on JavaScript by Example to become expert JavaScript programmers. With this new edition, you can, too–even if you’re completely new to JavaScript. After you’ve become an expert, you’ll turn to this book constantly as the best source for trustworthy answers, solutions, and code.

Summary: Theory book with little practical use
Rating: 2
This book is not for practical people who have an applied purpose with JavaScript.
The major flaw with this book is that the examples used are completely useless for practicality: she uses boring things like moving text around the page when illustrating a concept rather using practical examples.
The best thing about this book are the numerous exercises, you literally start from page 6 with writing your first code example. Also, each chapter is not that long, around 15-20 pages.
As a non-IT person I found the text not too difficult to understand, but honestly, if you are completely new to any sort of programming (C#, VB, etc) you may have to re-read the paragraphs for it to sink in.
If you have a practical purpose in mind for learning JavaScript choose:
Simply JavaScript, it will save you time.
Also, if you know that you really struggle with reading technical texts in computing, use Simply JavaScript.
Pre-requisites for this book by Quigley are: basic HTML/XHTML and some CSS, either from a course or from a book such as Ian LLoyd’s Build Your Own Website The Right Way Using HTML & CSS. Obviously the more (X)HTML you know beforehand the better.
Also note that this book is abit old, in "software-years", and so some of the HTML methodology is outdated.
For example the book uses the tag to change the font attributes, something which has become deprecated, or "not recommended", by W3C.
But even with these outdated HTML methods I had no problems getting the coding to work, except for a few XHTML modifications here and there.
Summary: Great Book for Javascripters
Rating: 4
This is my first Javascript book that I had to purchase for class but when I’m done with class I am going to keep it because it is very helpful when I need help I just refer to it. Sometimes it may not have enough examples of a certain issue you are looking for but it comes with a cd as well. A great buy indeed.
Summary: Terrific book.
Rating: 4
Terrific book, a little (editing) problems in the book, but if you have a little experience in Javascript they can be overlooked. Actually the few errors keep you on your toes!
Summary: Very good if you are the right type of reader for it
Rating: 5
Wether or not this book is right for you, really depends on what you need from a Javascript text book. Armed with some basic knowledge of HTML, this was the perfect text to put me up to speed on the topic. There are many examples (as the title implies), giving you an exhaustive treatment of all topics. This treatment doesn’t leave anything out, and though it would be nice to have the answers to the exercises, anything which stumps you can be solved by going over the examples again.
There are many explanations for every example given, but it’s quite easy to skip around to what you need if you know some of the material already.
Excellent self-study tool.
Summary: Pretty good
Rating: 3
A few discrepancies between the examples, explanations, and especially the CD, eg: where I think she changed a file or variable name in one place and forgot to change it in the other, so you spend some time trying to reconstruct what she meant to say.
Otherwise well paced, good for learning.

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