JavaScript: Your Visual Blueprint for Building Dynamic Web Pages [With CDROM]

JavaScript seems to drive everything these days, so you cannot create good webpages without knowing what it is and how it works. I really love these Read Less - Learn More books, for they are constructed so intelligently. They gives simply, clear instuctions that have sceenshots to show precisely what they are detailing. In a matter of a few minutes you will see the world of JavaScript in much simplier terms. Cannot recommend this book enough for novices webdesigners. A Must.Comes with CD Rom.

If you are not a hardcore javascript programmer and you find yourself in need of a snippet of code, you can find it easily with a simple working example in this book. I am primarily an Visual Basic/ASP/ASP.NET programmer and use javascript from time to time to do simple things on the client that reduce unnecessary hits to the web server. When you don't program in a language every day you often forget many of the nuances of the language and this books effectively helps fill that gap for me. Many books fall short of being good programming references by not giving clear concise and short examples like this book does.

I bought this book after reading Joe Burns's pitiful interpretation of Javascript in his book Javascript Goodies and was very impressed. The examples are clear and easy to see. Kelly Murdock shows you the order that code should be in and you get well written working codes accompanied by good to the point explanations about what you are doing. Very well written book. A beginner could get along with it, but I must admit it to be a little advanced in some places. Still you get what you pay for.

I've bought almost every JavaScript book on the market (and I've also co-authored one: "Plug-n-Play JavaScript"). This is definitely one of the best unless you are looking for an advanced level book. This book is ideal for someone who knows the basics already but is looking to learn a little more. It's one of the few books that covers all of the most important basic concepts in JavaScript (eg. using variables, strings, loops, arrays, operators, expressions, timers, etc.) without giving you fluff. It gives you the basic building blocks to you need to get into JavaScript in a productive way. Very easy to follow and understand. I also recommend Danny Goodman's JavaScript Bible (more advanced) or the O'Reilly JavaScript book (more of a reference, but indispensable). I wish I could recommend my book but it is hopelessly outdated...

If you are an experienced programmer who is a javascript beginner, this would be a good place to start. The book is clearly organized and explaines a large number of basic javascript concepts in quick concise language. The examples are short but focused on the concept being explained, and are very easy to follow. And their are plenty of them. The only drawback is that the book doesn't spend any time on programming fundamentals, so if you have never programmed before you probably will want to try something else. If you have programmed before, you probably don't want that stuff any. It only gets in the way.Word up.