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Designing with JavaScript is not a book aimed at software developers. It's essentially a collection of application notes, illustrating how to use snippets of JavaScript to control windows, frames, buttons, menus, layers, roll-over images, and cookies. The book makes no pretense to teach programming or OOP concepts. But programmers will find its bite-sized, easy-to-digest approach to JavaScript helpful, especially those who do not have a Java or C++ background.
JavaScript books abound, and this book stands up well against its chunkier competitors, such as McComb's JavaScript SourceBook or Goodman's JavaScript Bible. The most remarkable thing about Designing with JavaScript is that the author, Nick Heinle, is reportedly only 17 years old. I'm not sure whether this says more about Heinle's abilities, the leveling influence of the World Wide Web, or the editorial talents of the people at O'Reilly.
Designing with JavaScript includes a brief reference section on the browser object hierarchy and JavaScript syntax, but purchasers of this book would be well advised to buy David Flanagan's JavaScript: The Definitive Guide (O'Reilly, 1997) as a backup and reference.
-- Ray Duncan ( duncan@cerf.net )
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