Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12532 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780321564085
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

This book is not helpful at all
I was required to purchase this book for a class on JavaScript and Ajax. Now that we're a few weeks into the semester, pretty much everyone in my class--including my professor--agrees that this book is more or less useless.

This book does not teach JavaScript. Rather, it teaches you how to complete the examples in each chapter. It doesn't explain the script it wants you to use, and it doesn't really go over any of the basics of JavaScript. My experience with this book has been entirely negative. I have no previous JS experience, and this book isn't helping me to learn anything. At all.

I would not recommend this book to anybody who knows nothing about JavaScript--which of course are the people who could really benefit from a teaching manual (like me). Unfortunately I cannot think of any other text to suggest, but I'm hoping that will change in the near future once I have acquired a different book.

A bit too advanced for a beginner
I bought this book as a complete noob thinking it would take me from a beginner to someone who can write scripts from scratch. For me this is not the case, I'm finding that I'm having to supplement my learning from other sources in order to keep up with the book. The book rates this as a beginner to intermediate level book, but in my opinion, it's more of an intermediate level book. For this reason I give it only 3 stars.

Great Book but some sample pictures not provided!
JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (7th Edition)

This book like all books by Peachpit PressJavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (7th Edition) is excellent. I would recommend it to anyone new and experienced to Javascript and Ajax topics. It is well written and offers real life examples you encounter while surfing the net.
One thing though about this book is that some of the sample pictures provided at the companion website are missing, for instance sample pictures for Building Wraparound Slideshowsin Chapter 4 are not provided.

All in all ,however, this is a great Javascript and Ajax book. I gave this book 4/5 because of the missing sample pictures, otherwise it deserves a 5/5.