JavaScript
The Definitive Guide
by David Flanagan · first published 1996
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JavaScript is a powerful, object-based scripting language; JavaScript programs can be embedded directly into HTML web pages. When combined with the Document Object Model (DOM) defined by a web browser, JavaScript allows you to create Dynamic HTML (DHTML) content and interactive client-side web applications. JavaScript syntax is based on the popular programming languages C, C++, and Java, which makes it familiar and easy to learn for experienced programmers. At the same time, JavaScript is an interpreted scripting language, providing a flexible, forgiving environment in which new programmers ca
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I would start with the Rhino book http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...
on “Ask YC: decent JavaScript resource and reference sites?” ↗If you can't do anything without a book (Like me), get "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan" I know you can print things out and bind them but it's just not the same.
on “A re-introduction to JavaScript - MDC” ↗O'Reilly's "Javascript: The Definitive Guide 5th Edition" by David Flanagan teaches Javascript really well including Ajax and DOM. The first half of the book is a Javascript tutorial while the rest is a language reference.…
on “Ask YC: Recommend me *the* best Javascript book/reference” ↗…resources out there. http://www.w3schools.com/ Here are some books that I have used that have been helpful PHP and MYSQL for Dynamic Websites http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0010SEMW8/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp... Javascript: The Definitive Guide http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...
on “Ask HN: Books To Learn Web Design (HTML/CSS/XML/PHP) ” ↗…than Firebug). JS Lint your code but don't use an overly zealous settings. JS is flexible - no need to constrain yourself. The only book worth reading IMO if you really want to learn the details is "JavaScript - The Definitive Guide" by David Flanagan (ISBN 0596805527). Crockfords good parts is mostly about his general preferences for programming style. Definitely don't read it like the bible. If you want…
on “Ask HN: JavaScript Dev Tools” ↗…site using PHP and a bit of Java-script, but my skills with these are not exactly up to the job yet." You must understand that you need to learn 2 separate things and you need to learn them well. For javascript on the client you need nothing other than the browser you already have and the Rhino book: http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan... Learn what's in this book! Go through all…
on “Ask HN: Had an original idea for a start-up...but” ↗I rarely use anything other than O'Reilly's"JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition" (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101992/). It may be a bit advanced if you haven't done much programming before and is probably more of a reference book, but it…
on “Ask HN: Learning Javascript & AJAX” ↗It sure would, I just don't think there's any reason to mess with low level stuff like XMLHttpRequest objects. For javascript itself, this book is always good : http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan... If you haven't seen O'Reilly's safari yet, that's quite a nice program if you are still in school learning…
on “Ask HN: Learning Javascript & AJAX” ↗For javascript, i found the book "Javascript: The Definitive Guide" by David Flanagan to be very good. It's quite comprehensive. Although i am not sure how good it would be as an introductory book.
on “What's needed to learn Javascript?” ↗'JavaScript: The Definitive Guide' by David Flanagan is a great book. http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...
on “Ask HN: JavaScript book recommendations?” ↗I'm in a similar boat. For Javascript, I found http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-Activate-G... to be a good place if you have little to no familiarity of Javascript. For Node, I'm using the links suggested here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2353818/how-do-i-get-star....…
on “Ask HN: Curriculum for learning JavaScript, JQuery, and Node?” ↗I have this one[1] and it seems to be extremely well written. http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-Activate-G...
on “Ask HN: What's the best path for learning JavaScript for web development?” ↗Rhino book http://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flan...
on “Ask YC Hackers: What's the best text for learning Javascript?” ↗I've asked THE JS MAN himself, Doug Crockford of Yahoo!, what the best book on JS is and he says its: JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (5th Edition) by David Flanagan (edition is important... 4th one is not that good). Doug says a bit more about the lack of any good JS books: "Bad Books Nearly all of the books…
on “Ask YC Hackers: What's the best text for learning Javascript?” ↗…an article in O'Reilly's website, whom sells David Flanagan. That out of the way, I thinkn he's entitled to a little self promotion at any point in the article since this is the man behind such gems as JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, and The Ruby Programing Language. He is trying to sell you stuff, but honestly you should go right ahead and buy what he's advertising because his books are really that good.
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