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JavaScript Bible

Danny Goodman (IDG Books),

Comprehensively covers the JavaScript 1.2 language.

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

David Flanagan (O'Reilly & Associates),

Provides reference information for every JavaScript function, object, method, property, and event handler.

Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24

Michael Moncur

Paperback - 397 pages 2nd Ed (31 December, 2000)

JavaScript has become the language no Web developer can do without, mainly because it runs in both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours explains how to include JavaScript code in Web pages, in order to achieve effects such as rollover buttons, navigation menus, pop-up windows, animated graphics and simple forms. The material is presented in 24 short chapters, each of which concludes with a summary, a quiz and several exercises.

In its fundamentals JavaScript is similar to other programming languages, so early chapters teach essential concepts such as variables, functions, arrays, operators and loops. There is also good coverage of how to control a Web page by programming its DOM (Document Object Model) and responding to events such as button clicks and mouse movements. The author explains that there are incompatibilities between different browsers, and shows how to write code that works in all recent browsers, if necessary by detecting which one is in use. There is also a guide to troubleshooting and handling errors. The most advanced chapters require either Internet Explorer or Netscape 6.0, because of limitations in the DOM presented by Netscape Navigator 4.0. Towards the end, you learn how to create a complete poker game that runs in a browser.

This hands-on guide is ideal for those Web page authors who want to dip a toe into the world of Web scripting. --Tim Anderson

Synopsis
JavaScript is a platform-independent Web scripting language, which is useful for adding interactivity to Web sites. This book serves as a tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself, it contains practical, complete examples.

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JavaScript: the Definitive Guide

 

David Flanagan

A good reference book

JavaScript Programming Made Simple

JavaScript Programming Made Simple

P.K. McBride

More Beginners Guides to JavaScript

 

Perl Books

Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours

 

Clinton Pierce

Paperback - 462 pages 2nd Ed (31 October, 2001)

Even if you're new to Perl, Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours teaches you everything you need to know to begin producing useful CGI programs quickly. This book provides you with a solid foundation in the basics of the Perl language, so you can easily move on to more advanced books and techniques. Special attention is paid to those features that trouble new users. Building on that knowledge, you will begin to interact with your file system, operating system, and network environment. Then move on to creating useful CGI programs, such as data collection, shopping cart, server push, and e-mail forms.

Synopsis
Even if youre new to Perl, Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 24 Hours teaches you everything you need to know to begin producing useful CGI programs quickly. This book provides you with a solid foundation in the basics of the Perl language, so you can easily move on to more advanced books and techniques. Special attention is paid to those features that trouble new users. Building on that knowledge, you will begin to interact with your file system, operating system, and network environment.

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