Michael Morrison - Head First JavaScript

Head First JavaScript

Michael Morrison

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Head First JavaScript

JavaScript/Web Programming

What will you learn from this book?

So youre ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to scripting dynamic web applications? Start here. Head First JavaScript is your guided tour to exciting and interactive web page creation. Built for your brain, this book covers all the JavaScript essentials, from basic web programming techniques including variables, functions, and looping to more advanced topics like form validation, DOM manipulation, custom objects, debuggingand even Ajax! So get ready...responsive web sites are just pages away.

Why does this book look so different?

We think your time is too valuable to spend struggling with new concepts. Using the latest research in cognitive science and learning theory to craft a multi-sensory learning experience, Head First JavaScript uses a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

So practical and useful, and so well explained. This book does a great job of introducing a complete newbie to JavaScript, and its another testament to Head Firsts teaching style. Out of the other JavaScript books, Head First JavaScript is great for learning, compared to other reference books the size of a phone book.

Alex Lee, Student, University of Houston

An excellent choice for the beginning JavaScript developer.

Fletcher Moore, Web Developer & Designer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Yet another great book in the classic Head First style.

TW Scannell

Advance Praise for Head First JavaScript

So practical and useful, and so well explained. This book does a great job of introducing a complete newbie to JavaScript, and its another testament to Head Firsts teaching style. Out of the other JavaScript books, Head First JavaScript is great for learning, compared to other reference books the size of a phone book.

Alex Lee, Student, University of Houston

An excellent choice for the beginning JavaScript developer.

Fletcher Moore, Web Developer & Designer, Georgia Institute of Technology

Yet another great book in the classic Head First style.

TW Scannell

JavaScript has long been the client-side engine that drives pages on the Web, but it has also long been misunderstood and misused. With Head First JavaScript , Michael Morrison gives a straightforward and easy-to-understand introduction of this language, removing any misunderstanding that ever existed and showing how to most effectively use it to enhance your web pages.

Anthony T. Holdener III, Web applications developer, and the author of Ajax: The Definitive Guide .

A web page has three partscontent (HTML), appearance (CSS), and behaviour (JavaScript). Head First HTML introduced the first two, and this book uses the same fun but practical approach to introduce JavaScript. The fun way in which this book introduces JavaScript and the many ways in which it reinforces the information so that you will not forget it makes this a perfect book for beginners to use to start them on the road to making their web pages interactive.

Stephen Chapman, Owner Felgall Pty Ltd., JavaScript editor, about.com

This is the book Ive been looking for to recommend to my readers. It is simple enough for complete beginners but includes enough depth to be useful to more advanced users. And it makes the process of learning fun. This might just be the only JavaScript book you ever need.

Julie L Baumler, JavaScript Editor, BellaOnline.com

Ive been writing HTML and CSS for ten years now, and what used to be a long trial and error learning process has now been reduced neatly into an engaging paperback. HTML used to be something you could just hack away at until things looked okay on screen, but with the advent of web standards and the movement towards accessibility, sloppy coding practice is not acceptable anymore... from a business standpoint or a social responsibility standpoint. Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML teaches you how to do things right from the beginning without making the whole process seem overwhelming. HTML, when properly explained, is no more complicated than plain English, and the Freemans do an excellent job of keeping every concept at eye-level.

Mike Davidson, President & CEO, Newsvine, Inc.