The Complete Idiot's Guide to JavaScript

by Aaron Weiss, Scott J. Walter, Aaron Walter Scott J.; Weiss

Although the main focus of the book is JavaScript, this book explores Java, HotJava, and HTML. This book provides users with the tools they need to connect HTML based content to Java applets. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789707985
• ISBN13: 9780789707987
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

moderate HTML experience and no JavaScript exp prior to this

While only a moderate HTML coder for my own personal web page...and i had worked some with the learning edition of VB....this book on elementary JavaScript caused me to really understand Functions and Methods and Function Calls. If you want to start on the ground floor with JavaScript and want some comparison background with JS -vs- other scripting and programmng languages...this should be one of the books you start with. I found the depth of coverate to be adequate and the explanations very good. It left me wanting more and desiring to use JavaScript in new ways...so i have checked out Forms Tutorials and JavaScript Tutorials on the web and this book was a good primer for those subjects. I would recommend it for the novice JS programmer.

Keep your hair on your head and let your nails grow long.

Finally a book about Javascript that ends all the hair pulling and nail biting for those of us who like to keep things simple. I just got this book and all I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. After spending endless hours surfing the Web for a way to compose lively, interactive websites, I found the wave of the future and rode it into the Javascript beach only to find myself wiped out on the reefs of books that didn't answer all my questions in easy to understand Amerenglish (American English) This book is a delight from the first sip to the last dregs in the cup. It explains browser compatability issues (which all web authors are concerned with) objects, scripting, the whole shebang in simple, easy to understand language. This book makes Javascript available to the Non-programming masses. It takes you through the motions and sets you on your feet. From there it's a totally tubular ride dude. So if you want to take off and set new standards with amazing web pages, this is the book for you. Congratulations to Aaron Weiss, et al for a " totally awesome" well written book. Thanks Dude

Want to make your site more lively? Get this book!

The Complete Idiot's Guide to JavaScript may have a funny sounding name, but I can assure you that you don't have to be an idiot to read it. The book is designed for people who have no previous programming experiance, but want to learn how to make their web page become a professional quality, fully interactive, hit attracting, and fun place on the World Wide Web. If you want to stand apart from old, boring, static web pages, get this book! The book is filled with humor and coffee-related analogies. Now you can learn JavaScript and have a good time while doing it. This book proves that you don't have to be a programmer to learn the concepts of JavaScripting. It is written for you, not a geek who's been programming since the 70's. Although you'll get a laugh while reading this book, you will also get a comprehensive understanding of JavaScript. Everything including functions, events, statements, objects, locations, histories, the document object, the window object, and forms. With the knowledge that you learn in Part 3: Expresso for the Masses, you can easily understand the programs in Part 4: Scripting the Whole Been. Just think about having everything from calculators to blackjack and interactive eZines on your site. You'll learn it all here! There is even a complete overview of everything you've learned. It is extreemly handy when you forget how to write that code for that killer JavaScript game you're working on. Just open the book and there it is! In Speak Like a Geek, you learn how to speak the Geek language, without actually becoming one. So, if you have a web site, or are even giving some thought to creating one, buy this book and you can rest assured that your site will be on track to instant popularity.

Easiest Way to Learn JavaScript

This book is well organized and formatted in a way that will help non-technical people learn the basics of JavaScript. There is plenty of humor throughout the book to keep you from getting bored with the details, including cartoons at the beginning of each section. It is divided into four parts each part going more in depth into the basics of JavaScript. The first section explains what JavaScript is and how it fits into the scheme of the Internet. The second section helps you get a JavaScript capable browser up and running and also explains how JavaScript is incorporated into web pages. The third section explains the different parts of JavaScript and how to use them in terms anyone can understand. This is achieved by using everyday examples to explain the different parts of JavaScript. The fourth section contains JavaScript examples and ideas on how to implement JavaScript on your web pages. In short this book is perfect for those of us who are not technically minded. It helps explain what JavaScript is and how to use it in terms anyone can understand.

Best for JavaScript

A great book worth reading it. It is written in a simple way. Contains a lot of examples, and teaches the basics of JavaScript programming.