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Title: JavaScript For Dummies by Emily A. Vander Veer ISBN: 0764506331 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.25
Rating: 4
Summary: Good reference, but definetly not for "dummies"
Comment: "JavaScript for Dummies"
A beautifal oxymoron, but an oxymoron none the less. The thought of teaching an object oriented programming language to a "dummie" is laughable. However, JS for Dum-Dums certainly tries, but Ms.Vander Veer needs some help in the "dummies" part. Much of what the book is based on assumes that you understand programming terms (parse float, array, global variable, the purpose of curly bracees } ). I was so confused the first time I read it that I had to read it again. And again. And only now, now that I have Java, DHTML, Visual Basic and an over all better understanding of programming that I fully understand the book. It starts off good, but it just doesn't pull through. It introduces everything you'll need to write good JavaScripts. There's nothing really to say that hasn't been said in previous reviews. Despite what you may have heard, you need more than just HTML under your belt to get the full benefit from this book. Repeat, knowing HTML is not enough.
I guess the summary is don't buy this for someone who is just now starting programming. Start with a more concrete language like Java or Visual Basic, then hit back for JavaScript.
But I should also say that out of all the Programming books i have, this one is my best reference. The scripting style is perfect, just perfect scripting style. Very neat, and clean, the way programming should be, and well commented too.
Buy this for the fairly decent programmer, but not for the beginer.
Rating: 1
Summary: Missed it
Comment: Not to sound trite, but this book was written by Dummies.... the examples are not true to life, there are too many mistakes and the explaination of JavaScript is too complicated and overblown.
Rating: 1
Summary: I should have checked Amazon first....
Comment: I just purchased "JavaScript for Dummies" and immediately became lost after Chapter 2. The author is horrible at teaching this language. Fortunately, I have a friend who is a VBasic programmer and helped me through parts of it. But I give up - I'm going to search for another JavaScript manual. This one is the pits and I am very, very, VERY disappointed that "For Dummies" even published this book! I have a deep urge to slap the tar out of the author.
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Title: JavaScript For Dummies Quick Reference by Emily A. Vander Veer ISBN: 0764501127 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 20 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: HTML 4 for Dummies, Fourth Edition by Ed Tittel, Natanya Pitts ISBN: 0764519956 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 03 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Perl For Dummies by Paul Hoffman ISBN: 0764537504 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: HTML For Dummies® by Ed Tittel, Stephen J. James ISBN: 076450214X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 23 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Java 2 For Dummies® by Barry Burd ISBN: 0764507656 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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