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JavaScript, Third Edition |
Author: Don Gosselin
Published: 2004-03-01 |
List price: $108.95
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 Simple, clear, easy way for beginners to learn Javascript
One of the best books on Javascript for beginners - starts out with easy steps - builds up to more complicated tasks in a very smooth process. It covers all the standard requirements (syntax, functions, objects, document object model, etc.. all with expertise not normally found in a book - but rather like the author is your personal tutor (he's clearly expert in his knowledge and style of exposition). Once you start reading you wont want to put the book down - it's that good. It is full of clear, challenging examples worked out for you - you can't help but learn from this book. After finishing this book - reader is ready to incorporate their skills by upgrading to using PHP/MySql for processing forms via a database. Javascript is a must for web page interactivity - otherwise your site is stuck in static-land. His newer, larger book would be a valuable asset to your library.
 Use another book if you want to learn JavaScript
I am taking this class now and am a complete beginner. The first chapter blathers on about the history of the Internet. Who cares at this point? I've already read about the history of the Internet in three other classes I had to take before this one - get to the meat. But I must say, when the meat arrives it's difficult to digest.
Examples are not clear - there will be a line you're supposed to type but it's not entirely picture perfect of where to put that line of code. For a beginner, this is very frustrating. Also, if you're going to add so much code into the book for students to type at least include examples on a disk, or place as a download from the Course Technology site. The download offered is minimal.
I found myself searching the Internet to track down explanations for the various exercises in the book we've had to do for class homework. The examples used in the chapters are not good enough to help with some of the case studies at the end of the chapter. You'd have to REALLY understand what's going on here in order to decipher and synthesize it all into coherent statements.
I'm currently researching other books I can purchase to help me through this class because this one is not going to help. So if you want real meat and potatoes to help you learn JavaScript, find another book.
 Either I am inept, or the book is
I'm taking a JavaScript class using this book, and it is probably the worst textbook in my 3+ years of college. I have learned almost nothing from it, and have had to search the Internet for better explanations of the concepts I am supposed to be studying just to complete my homework.
One problem (among many) is that it seems to have been poorly edited in going to the third edition. It seems they may have rearranged some of the content in the chapters, but left the assignments/projects in the same place so that when trying to do a project, don't assume everything you need in the book precedes the assignment.
If you are taking an online class and this is the textbook you are stuck with, you'll want to look for additional help online or with a better book. If you're interested in learning JavaScript on your own, start (and finish) somewhere else!
 Not the best book for JavaScript
I agree with some of the other reviews in that this is not the best book to learn JavaScript without any prior knowledge of the language. I am using the book for a JavaScript class, but I am having to supplement it with other books on the subject. Gosselin's explanations are not that clear, and I am finding myself lost at times.
Not bad for a beginner book.
You will learn basic information like creating HTML tags and where to place your JavaScript code . . . how to create variables, conditional statements, math expressional operators and alert prompting. They even include a little Server side JavaScript called Jscript at the end of the book, which is obsolete and I highly recommend you learn ASP.NET in C# or VB.NET for server side programming ASP.NET 3.5 Unleashed . In the programming field you have to keep moving forward meanwhile JavaScript just seems to stand still with little changes, because it runs in multiple WebBrowsers. . . it must show limited to no difference cross browsers, so you as a developer don't crazy compensating the differences. Now that you know not to worry about older JavaScript books here are the books I recommend for learning JavaScript:
Javascript Unleashed
JavaScript Application Cookbook
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