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Simply JavaScript

Simply JavaScript
By Kevin Yank, Cameron Adams

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Everything you need to learn JavaScript from Scratch!

Packed with full-color examples, Simply JavaScript is a step-by-step introduction to programming in JavaScript the right way. Learn how easy it is to use JavaScript to solve real-world problems, build smarter forms, track user events (such as mouse clicks and key strokes), and design eye-catching animations. Then move into more powerful techniques using the DOM and Ajax.

  • Learn JavaScript's built-in functions, methods, and properties.
  • Easily integrate JavaScript in your web site.
  • Use JavaScript to validate form entries and interact with your users.
  • Understand how to respond to user events.
  • Create animations that bring your web site to life.
  • Start programming using the DOM and Ajax.

    Unlike other JavaScript books, modern best practices such as progressive enhancement, accessibility and unobtrusive scripting are used from the very beginning. All the code in the book is also cross-browser compatible and downloadable for free, so you can get started instantly!

    • Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #126168 in Books
    • Published on: 2007-06-21
    • Format: Illustrated
    • Original language: English
    • Number of items: 1
    • Binding: Paperback
    • 424 pages

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    About the Author
    Kevin Yank is a world-renowned leader in web development. When not writing best sellers, Kevin is the Technical Director of sitepoint.com and editor of the popular SitePoint Tech Times newsletter.

    Cameron Adams is an author of multiple web development books and is often referred to as a "Web Technologist." In addition to his extensive JavaScript experience, Cameron's passions extend to CSS, PHP, and graphic design.

    Customer Reviews

    Error - JavaScript does not have associtative arrays3
    These boys write in Chapter 2 that JavaScript has associative arrays but it is unfortunately a mistake. They show this snippet of code

    var postcodes = [];
    postcodes["Armadale"] = 3143;
    postcodes["North Melbourne"] = 3051;
    postcodes["Camperdown"] = 2050;
    postcodes["Annandale"] = 2038;

    and state that this is an array with 4 members. But unfortunately this array is empty, only has 4 properties. So, if you write

    alert (postcodes.length);

    you don't get 4, you get 0!

    Maybe for someone else2
    Quite frankly, I couldn't make sense out of it. The examples don't seem to work, or they require knowing something that wasn't mentioned in the book. For a book entitled "Simply" I kind of expected that I would be able to write basic javascript by the time I had finished it. Sadly, this was not the case.

    Review for Simply Javascript2
    When i bought the book i had read from overviews of the book that all i needed to know was html/xhtml but so far, after 2 chapters, i havent been able to understand anything. i feel like im reading jiberish. im not sure and it maybe just my understanding but i have NO idea what its saying. try the book and maybe u may understand what its saying and whats going on. but if you do i would REALLY appreciate it if you can email me letting me know whats up with the book and if its really JUST my understanding. i was looking really forward to the book but unfortunatly it isnt as exciting as i was hopin it to be. :(