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Pure JavaScript (2nd Edition)
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by R. Allen Wyke, Charlton Ting, Jason D. Gilliam, and Sean Michaels
Sales Rank: 878144
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$3.28
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Paperback: 1616 pages
Publisher: Sams; 2nd edition August 15, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672321416
ISBN-13: 978-0672321412
Product Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 2.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
Product Review
Newbie and old-hand JavaScript programmers alike will appreciate Pure JavaScript, a comprehensive developer's resource to JavaScript that covers both the big picture and precise details. Authors Jason Gilliam, Charlton Ting, and R. Allen Wyke--developers all--have put together this well-organized title.
The bulk of this book is a top-notch JavaScript reference. Core language syntax is well-presented with excellent use of examples for practically every operator and function, and each entry includes version compatibility with Netscape and Microsoft browsers and JavaScript releases. The authors also include references for the two companies' extensions to the language.
A number of appendices round out this fine guide with attention to standard and vendor-specific syntax details. This is a fine JavaScript reference that cuts no corners. --Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered: Overview of JavaScript (origins of the language and the evolution of Microsoft and Netscape flavors), security topics (signed scripts and basic constructs of the language, including data types, type conversions, operators, and the features of server-side JavaScript), JavaScript execution environment, and browser version support.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
This is definitely the book JavaScript programmers will want when the interface is not working. It contains everything: server-side, client-side, Netscape, Internet Explorer, Opera, and ECMAscript. If you have a programmers' reference section, you might consider this book for the reference shelves as well.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This review is from: Pure JavaScript (Paperback)
It's terribly hard to find a book that actually provides useful reference, nowadays. Thanks to "desktop publishing" it seems that everyone and their ten-thumbed cousin is putting out a book that reputes itself to be the "definitive" source on a topic. After searching for some time, and finding nothing but frustration, I finally came upon Pure Javascript. Not only does this book have a complete table of contents, it is extensively cross-referenced in the index, and each object, property and method is laid out in an easy-to-read-and-find format. How many times have you wanted to know whether an object was supported by your browser of choice? Or wondered why a method that worked fine in Netscape 3 is now breaking in 4 and higher? Each object, method, and property starts with a description of what scripting language it originates from, and what versions it is supported in. This is not a book for someone with absolutely no experience in Javascript; this is a book for someone that needs to be able to find information at a moment's notice, without having to work through tangled or incomplete descriptions. If you work with Javascript, client-side or server-side, this book is for you.
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Pure JavaScript (2nd Edition)
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