Overview
Create dynamic and inviting Web pages with help from this friendly, step-by-step guidebook. Through a logical sequence of tutorials, you'll learn the basics of the leading Web development language. Author John Pollock provides easy-to-understand coverage of the essentials -- variables, tags, event handlers, objects, frames, and more -- that will help you program your Web site to react to viewers' actions or surprise them with special effects. This proven teaching tool also contains screen shots and plenty of sample code to assist you with real-world programming tasks. Begin using JavaScript right away and add interactivity to your site in no time!Synopsis
Essential Skills--Made Easy!
Create dynamic and inviting Web pages with help from this friendly, step-by-step guidebook. Through a logical sequence of tutorials, you'll learn the basics of the leading Web development language. Author John Pollock provides easy-to-understand coverage of the essentials--variables, tags, event handlers, objects, frames, and more--that will help you program your Web site to react to a viewers' actions or surprise them with special effects. This proven teaching tool also contains screen shots and plenty of sample code to assist you with real-world programming tasks. Begin using JavaScript right away and add interactivity to your site in no time!
Designed for Easy Learning:
- Modules--Each concept is divided into logically organized modules (chapters), ideal for self-paced learning
- Critical Skills--Each module opens with the specific skills covered in the module
- Mastery Checks--End-of-module reviews test knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions
- Ask the Experts--Q&A sections throughout are filled with bonus information and helpful tips
- Progress Checks--Quick self-assessment sections check your progress
- Projects--Practical exercises show how to apply the critical skills learned in each module
- Annotated Syntax--Example code annotated with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
About the author: John Pollock has been working with JavaScript and other Web development tools for more than seven years. He is a technical writer and runs two Web sites devoted to Web developmenttechnology.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewMore than 3.5 million web pages use JavaScript. It's still the No. 1 way to get web scripting done. If you've never programmed before, but you've now got to add JavaScript functionality to your site (or understand the functionality some developer or software program has added for you), you can't beat JavaScript: A Beginner's Guide.
John Pollock, whose web-based JavaScript tutorials have already taught thousands of web designers, has crafted a great first course in JavaScript programming. You'll find plenty of examples that show you how it's done, and plenty of screen shots that show you how it'll look.
Pollock assumes you know little or nothing about JavaScripting and gently walks you through the absolute basics -- placing JavaScript in your HTML files, variables, functions, and "meat and potatoes" JavaScripting (conditional statements, loops, event handling, the document object, and so forth).
The book closes with a brief guide to debugging, as well as examples of several of the most common uses for JavaScript, from rollovers and animation to forms validation and cookies.
There aren't as many good "beginner" JavaScript books around as there used to be. But all you need is one: this one. (Bill Camarda)
Bill Camarda is a consultant and writer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.