Hi, Can anybody recommend a good book on client side javascript? I''ve been using JS very conservatively for years, but it''s changed so much and browser support is now finally pretty decent. With all the great stuff possible today I''d like to understand things a bit better rather than just use the (great) scripts that come bundled with Rails. TIA, Jeroen
On Saturday 19 November 2005 14:21, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Can anybody recommend a good book on client side javascript?David Flanagan JavaScript. The Definitive Guide O''Reilly 2002 There''s no substitute for this one as a guide to the language and reference. Apparently, a new edition is in the works, but not yet announced. Stuart Langridge DHTML Utopia. Modern Web Design Using JavaScript & DOM Sitepoint 2005 A good how-to guide based on examples. Nicholas Zakas Professional JavaScript for Web Developers Wrox 2005 More foundations than Langridge, but not as advanced. Dave Crane, Eric Pascarello, Darren James Ajax in Action Manning 2005 Currently the best treatment of all the Ajax stuff. Unfortunately, all these books are thoroughly lacking in the testing department. See also http://jibbering.com/faq/ http://www.quirksmode.org/ http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/#jav HTH, Michael -- Michael Schuerig There is no matrix, mailto:michael-q5aiKMLteq4b1SvskN2V4Q@public.gmane.org only reality. http://www.schuerig.de/michael/ --Lawrence Fishburn
http://www.quirksmode.org/ This is also a good place to look for JS info. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
I found this on line resource to be extremely clear. www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp bruce On 19-Nov-05, at 6:21 AM, Jeroen Houben wrote:> Hi, > > Can anybody recommend a good book on client side javascript? I''ve > been using JS very conservatively for years, but it''s changed so > much and browser support is now finally pretty decent. With all the > great stuff possible today I''d like to understand things a bit > better rather than just use the (great) scripts that come bundled > with Rails. > > TIA, > > Jeroen > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails_______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
> On 19-Nov-05, at 6:21 AM, Jeroen Houben wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Can anybody recommend a good book on client side javascript? I''ve >> been using JS very conservatively for years, but it''s changed so >> much and browser support is now finally pretty decent. With all >> the great stuff possible today I''d like to understand things a bit >> better rather than just use the (great) scripts that come bundled >> with Rails.Can''t give a definitive answer yet, but I just got Jeremy Keith''s "DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model" [1] from Amazon and it seems to be pretty much what a standards-aware web designer/hacker would want from a JavaScript book. //jarkko [1] http://domscripting.com/book/ -- Jarkko Laine http://jlaine.net http://odesign.fi _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
Jarkko Laine wrote:> > > Can''t give a definitive answer yet, but I just got Jeremy Keith''s "DOM > Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model" > [1] from Amazon and it seems to be pretty much what a standards-aware > web designer/hacker would want from a JavaScript book. > > //jarkko > > [1] http://domscripting.com/book/ >Yeah I ordered it too. I''m usually more into books that tell a story (e.g. a sample project) than a big fat "definite reference". Takes forever to ship to Holland, but hopefully it''ll be worth the wait! Jeroen