Book Review: Beginning Javascript with DOM Scripting and Ajax
Written by on March 1st, 2007 in Ajax News.
Despite its title, Beginning Javascript with DOM Scripting and Ajax by Christian Heilmann is not for those just starting out in web development. What it is, is a great resource for those that already have some experience coding dynamic web sites. The book explores the principals of DOM scripting (using the Document Object Model) to build dynamic pages the right way- with standards compliant code that maintains the separation between content and presentation. The early chapters are devoted to giving the reader a quick overview of Javascript. chapter one takes a look at basic syntax and simple functions. Chapter Two covers datatypes and conditionals. If you don’t know Javascript, you might want to start with something else, such as Beginning JavaScript Second Edition by Paul Wilton. Some of the concepts and techniques used later on in the book require greater familiarity with Javascript than a begginer would have.
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