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Computer Science Computers Computers & Technology Linux Networking Operating Systems SoftwareThis book delivers what it promises. It is not "Become a Computer Programmer in 24 Hours", and it is not a reference tome. It is for people who want to *quickly* gain a good background in client-side web development. It's well-organized, current, touches on several related technologies (the DOM, AJAX, etc), and is clearly written. I had no trouble downloading working source code from its web site. This book is an excellent...
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Man, I have really struggled finding a book that I could learn from. I wanted a book that gave me structure, the same way I would imagine it would work in a classroom. After reading the "Javascript Bible" and "DHTML Utopia", I was still baffled and very, very frustrated. Then I picked up "Teach yourself Javascript in 24 Hours". After reading this through the first time, I feel comfortable with the syntax, and various other...
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This is a great book which explains all the essential concepts very well and is ideal for a beginner with some HTML experience.
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This was a good book for me. I had some prior knowledge of Javascript and this really brought it all together for me and cleared up any confusion that I had. It also has a decent reference in one of the appendices in the back of the book. Helped me to learn DHTML a little bit too.
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Some people are saying this book TOO heavy for new programmers while others are saying it is NOT ENOUGH technical information. As someone who relies on technical books for the purpose of teaching myself new technologies, I should point out that most people have to buy more than one book to quickly master a new programming language. And I definitely recommend this book for persons new to javascript only or new to programming...
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