JavaScript Bible [Paperback]

"exhaustive update to the Bible series." (.net, August 2007)

A major new edition of the definitive guide to JavaScript!

Make your Web pages stand out above the noise with JavaScript and the expert instruction in this much-anticipated update to the bestselling JavaScript Bible. With renowned JavaScript expert Danny Goodman at your side, you'll get a thorough grounding in JavaScript basics, see how it fits with current Web browsers, and find all the soup-to-nuts detail you'll need, whether you're a veteran programmer or just starting out. This is the JavaScript book Web developers turn to again and again.

• Master JavaScript fundamentals and write your first practical script

• Develop code for both single- and cross-platform audiences and evolving standards

• Get the essentials of document object models and HTML element objects

• Write scripts that dynamically modify Web pages in response to user actions

• Learn the power of new Ajax technologies to create efficient Web page user interfaces

• Apply the latest JavaScript exception handling and custom object techniques

• Create interactivity with sites like Google Maps

Featured on the CD-ROM

You'll find a gold mine of extras on the CD-ROM, including 23 bonus chapters on dynamic HTML, data validation, techniques for developing and debugging professional Web-based applications, and much more. Also on the CD:

• The Evaluator, an interactive workbench and JavaScript Bible exclusive that lets you try out an object model or language feature and see instant results

• 10 full-fledged JavaScript real-world applications

• 300 ready-to-run scripts

• Entire book in PDF

See the CD appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Danny Goodman is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and best-selling books, including The Complete HyperCard Handbook, Danny Goodman’s AppleScript Handbook, Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, and JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook. He is a renowned authority and expert teacher of computer scripting languages. His writing style and pedagogy continue to earn praise from readers and teachers around the world. To help keep his finger on the pulse of real-world programming challenges, Goodman frequently lends his touch as consulting programmer and designer to leading-edge World Wide Web and intranet sites from his home base in the San Francisco area.

Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of books covering topics such as Java, C++, Web scripting, XML, game development, and mobile devices. Some of Michael’s notable writing projects include Faster Smarter HTML and XML, Teach Yourself HTML & CSS in 24 Hours, and Beginning Game Programming. Michael is also the founder of Stalefish Labs (www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company specializing in unusual games, toys, and interactive products.