JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Edition 7

Tom Negrino · Dori Smith

Oct 2008 · Peachpit Press

About this ebook

This task-based, visual reference guide has been fully revised. It uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to give beginning and intermediate Web designers what they need to know to learn JavaScript. Readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the programming language, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. In this updated seventh edition, readers will find new information on Ajax design and modern coding techniques.

Ratings and reviews

After Trying to work with this book i chucked it off to the side and eventually after some weeks bought another javascript book. While waiting for the other javascript book i Tried to go back into this one. On page 37 in the left column, script 2.9 shows in the head area a src reference to script 07 , as to how that particular script plays its part and where it could be is not shown. I did flip back through the previous pages and it would not make sense to use the previous script 2.7 and the href in the body area seems to go to the actual controlling script. I went into the web site for this book and there is no errata area shown on the front page with the words errata or any indication to find corrections. I did download the source scripts to see if they would hold any gold. no, just more nonsense, the scripts in there show a format showing /*script01.html*/ etc, elaborate: script 01 through 09 . While the book shows a format of 1.1 through 1.9 for chapter 1 and 2.1 through 2.9 for chapter 2 etc. And the download scripts have a directory for each chapter and the scripts inside show a format of 01, 02, 03 etc. On page 5 it is written: writers like us have made good money explaining that Javascript ... Please note: "have made good money" and "writers like us". I am learning to research Authors of books to see if they have anything to do with actual coding. The Visual Quick Start Guide are good books, it is the Authors who can burn the meal.