The Art and Science of Javascript (Paperback) - Common

by Cameron Adams

Excellent Book

Genres: Programming, Technical, Nonfiction, Web

258 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2007

Reviews

[Guilherme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book about advanced Javascript. This is the kind of book I like to read from Sitepoint.

The book has 7 chapters, each written by a javascript/web "guru". While I don't like the word "guru", these guys really know how to do stuff for the web.

What is cool about the "Art and Science" series is that each chapter is an experiment. Some things may not have practical application, but push the boundaries of what can be done. It's great to get some ideas of what the language can accomplish.

The chapter on metaprogramming is worth the book alone. If you have some experience with javascript and want to know some advanced and practical techniques, this book certainly is for you.

[Snowmeister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Clear, concise, well explained and illustrated examples of some bleeding edge JavaScript, including canvas, 3d and metaprogramming, written by some of the web's leading JavaScript gurus, including Dan Webb and Cameron Adams.

If you want to be a JavaScript ninja, this one is indispensable!

[Ulee ☄︎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I accidentally bought this book twice and never read it. To get my money's worth I felt I had to read it even though the book is old. The book was good for the time when it came out but now a bunch of the stuff they mention is outdated or now it is not considered good front end coding practices.

[Dhaval Nagar · Rating 4 out of 5]

contains some of the really required JavaScript tips and tricks with beautiful examples.