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JavaScript Step by Step
Your hands-on guide to JavaScript fundamentals
Expand your expertise—and teach yourself the fundamentals of JavaScript. If you have previous programming experience but are new to JavaScript, this tutorial delivers the step-by-step guidance and coding exercises you need to master core topics and techniques.
Discover how to:
Work with JavaScript syntax, variables, and data types Master techniques for building cross-browser programs Speed up and simplify app development with jQuery Quickly retrieve data from a server using AJAX requests Adapt your app for mobile devices with jQuery Mobile Build Windows 8 apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript804 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2008
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April 15, 2012
If you are new to JavaScript and want to start writing code, I highly suggest JavaScript Step by Step. The book starts off providing the foundational basics including what is JavaScript, what it does (and doesn’t do), and a bit about the history. With a clearer understanding of what to expect and the potential issues, then we look to actual code.
As the title suggests, coding is presented step by step. We start off with simple exercises and gradually work in each new concept. I’ve always thought that the best way to learn code is through doing. By doing this step by step, you begin to understand what happens and the potential problems that you could encounter with each command or variable. Once you have the basics, you can add layers of complexity that will make your script usable.
As the title suggests, coding is presented step by step. We start off with simple exercises and gradually work in each new concept. I’ve always thought that the best way to learn code is through doing. By doing this step by step, you begin to understand what happens and the potential problems that you could encounter with each command or variable. Once you have the basics, you can add layers of complexity that will make your script usable.
February 24, 2011
I started learning Javascript with this book, which was a waste of my time. I didn't like the exercises or the examples...and it's very unfriendly for Mac users.
I've learned much more with O'Reily's: Javascript Definitive Guide.
I've learned much more with O'Reily's: Javascript Definitive Guide.
May 12, 2019
This book is more of a reference book than an actual tutorial / instructional book. If you're a beginner in JavaScript looking to get your hands dirty, you should look elsewhere as you probably won't learn much but it might make a good refresher course for those who are seasoned JavaScript veterans.
The book doesn't explain how / when to apply the information nor does it give too many real-world examples. The examples it does give are relatively useless to a beginner. It simply tells you what a cookie is and where to look for it in the browser but not how to implement it in your programming, for example.
The book doesn't explain how / when to apply the information nor does it give too many real-world examples. The examples it does give are relatively useless to a beginner. It simply tells you what a cookie is and where to look for it in the browser but not how to implement it in your programming, for example.
October 7, 2011
I did not finish this book because it was getting worse and worse to the end. Do not trust the amazing Amazon rank for this book. I think any body will understand that this book can't be a good source to learn JavaScript as soon as they finish the 50s first pages. It's more like you are reading a reference than a book!
November 26, 2016
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