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Head First JavaScript (Head First)

Book Title: Head First JavaScript (Head First)
Author: Michael Morrison
Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc. (January 11, 2008)
Paperback: 650 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596527748
ISBN-13: 978-0596527747

Book Description
So you’re ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your web skills to the next level. And you’re finally ready to add “programmer” to the resume. It sounds like you’re ready to learn the Web’s hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First JavaScript is your ticket to going beyond copying and pasting the code from someone else’s web site, and writing your own interactive web pages.

With Head First JavaScript, you learn:

* The basics of programming, from variables to types to looping
* How the web browser runs your code, and how you can talk to the browser with your code
* Why you’ll never have to worry about casting, overloading, or polymorphism when you’re writing JavaScript code
* How to use the Document Object Model to change your web pages without making your users click buttons

If you’ve ever read a Head First book, you know what to expect — a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. Head First JavaScript is no exception. It starts where HTML and CSS leave off, and takes you through your first program into more complex programming concepts, like working directly with the web browser’s object model and writing code that works on all modern browsers.

Don’t be intimidated if you’ve never written a line of code before! In typical Head First style, Head First JavaScript doesn’t skip steps, and we’re not interested in having you cut and paste code. You’ll learn JavaScript, understand it, and have a blast along the way. So get ready… dynamic and exciting web pages are just pages away.

Book Review
The Head First line of books is one of the most unique book publishers in the technical marketplace. Head First books throw the standard teaching books into the shredder and make learning FUN. They key word here is F-U-N. If you have never cracked open a Head First book before you owe it to yourself to do so asap. HF books are hard to explain as there is nothing else like it. Innovative design, funky pictures, and a writing style that is truly unique, these books aren’t meant just for reading and reference but entertainment.

If you want to learn Javascript or brush up on it, this book has everything. From the basics of creating functions to form validation to custom objects to DOM access to AJAX, this book is a tome of information.

The only negative about this book is it feeling so hip and exciting, it’s a shame that there is no color used in the finished product. This doesn’t kill the book at all but if it did have color I would be giving this a rare highest possible recommendation. I feel that with the dynamic, exciting nature of web programming that this need at least some color to separate it from an old school C++ book on the shelf. The absence of color just makes a book that could have been perfect simply great but it is worth noting.

Incredible job by the Head First people and the author. This is probably the best book in the line due to it’s subject matter and execution. * HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. – By Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA)

About the Author
Michael Morrison is a writer, developer, toy inventor, and author of a variety of books covering topics such as Java, Web scripting, game development, and mobile devices. Some of Michael’s notable writing projects include JavaScript Bible, 6th Edition (Wiley, 2006),Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, 7th Edition (Sams Publishing, 2005), Beginning Mobile Phone Game Programming (Sams Publishing, 2004) and Java Unleashed (Sams Publishing, 1997). Michael is the intructor of several Web-based courses, including DigitalThink’s Introduction to Java 2 series, JavaBeans for Programmers series, and Win32 Programming series (www.digitalthink.com).

In addition to his primary profession as a writer and technical consultant, Michael is the founder of Stalefish Labs (www.stalefishlabs.com), an entertainment company specializing in games, toys, and interactive media. When not glued to his computer, skateboarding, playing hockey, or watching movies with his wife, Masheed, Michael enjoys hanging out by his koi pond.

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