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Title: Laura Lemay's Web Workshop Javascript (Laura Lemay's Web Workshop Series) by Laura Lemay, Michael G. Moncur, Michael Moncur ISBN: 1-57521-141-6 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.99

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Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (12 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A very good introduction and useful reference
Comment: This book was sufficient for me to get going with a language that is structured very differently from the traditional languages that I learned back in the dark ages. It's not designed as a comprehensive reference, although I've been using it as my sole Javascript reference for the past year. Rather, it teaches by having the reader learn to create building-blocks -- sections of code that will accomplish something useful -- and then goes on to show how to integrate those into larger projects. I didn't actually find the larger projects useful in and of themselves, but as examples of good Javascript code they were worth reading through.

I read about half of the book straight through, and then started skipping around as I needed to learn specific techniques. It works adequately that way, but in fact it is so full of little tricks -- some of which aren't even presented as such, but are just built into the examples -- that it will really repay anyone with the discipline to read it straight through. (I looked at a script used by the Adobe site that I wanted to emulate, but thought it looked kludgy and there MUST be a better way to do it. I spent several hours experimenting with document objects and attributes before finding the answer. Then in browsing Lemay's book for something else, I stumbled across the exact same technique being used in one of her examples. If only I had sat down and read that chapter earlier!)

The one shortcoming with the book, and the only reason I'm going to knock my rating down to four stars instead of five, is that the reference sections on document objects and properties should be more complete.

Randy Steer

Rating: 5
Summary: My Programming Bible
Comment: Talk about an investment. I got this book for like thirty bucks and with the knowledge it provided I was able to more than double my salary in two years. Although some aggressive negotiating is still involved, in the end I still have to know my stuff and this book has provided me with it. Clear and easy to follow examples given throughout. When you built a solid foundation, go to the web for more updated information.

Rating: 3
Summary: Not for beginners
Comment: I picked this book up and it gives a good introduction to javascript. However, it is NOT for the newbie. If you don't have any programming experience in a major language (C/C++, Pascal, VB, etc.) find another book. This book rushes through many concepts that adept programmers already know. As I read I kept wondering how a newcomer would absorb all the information presented here.

However, being knowledgeable in programming, I was able to pick up on how Javascript works. The book is a little dated and doesn't list all the object properties for most objects - so a reference guide is needed.

Not a bad backup book, but don't make it your only one. You'll wind up short changing yourself.