JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

O'Reilly Pocket Reference

by David Flanagan

This Fifth Edition is completely revised and expanded to cover JavaScript as it is used in today's Web 2.0 applications. This book is both an example-driven programmer's guide and a keep-on-your-desk reference, with new chapters that explain everything you need to know to get the most out of JavaScript, including:



Part I explains the core JavaScript language in detail. If you are new to JavaScript, it will teach you the language. If you are already a JavaScript programmer, Part I will sharpen your skills and deepen your understanding of the language.

Part II explains the scripting environment provided by web browsers, with a focus on DOM scripting with unobtrusive JavaScript. The broad and deep coverage of client-side JavaScript is illustrated with many sophisticated examples that demonstrate how to:



Part III is a complete reference for core JavaScript. It documents every class, object, constructor, method, function, property, and constant defined by JavaScript 1.5 and ECMAScript Version 3.

Part IV is a reference for client-side JavaScript, covering legacy web browser APIs, the standard Level 2 DOM API, and emerging standards such as the XMLHttpRequest object and the canvas tag.

More than 300,000 JavaScript programmers around the world have madethis their indispensable reference book for building JavaScript applications.

"A must-have reference for expert JavaScript programmers...well-organized and detailed."
-- Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript

Genres: Programming, Reference, Technology, Nonfiction, Computer Science, Computers, Technical

994 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

David Flanagan is a computer programmer who has spent much of the last 20 years writing books about programming languages. He now works at Mozilla. David lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest, between the cities of Seattle and Vancouver.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

Es dificil dar una opinión objetiva con este libro dado que javascript realmente no me gustó. Además, me parece que el libro no me facilitó la tarea del aprendizaje. Se me hizo desordenado (y aburrido). Aunque he de reconocer que la portada me gustó mucho.

[Dudú]

Libro de estudio y de consulta técnica seria. Fue el primer libro que me permitió bucear al detalle en programación web. Pero su extensión podría hacerlo pesado para recién iniciados. Vale la pena tenerlo en físico más que en epub, debido a la claridad de los códigos en los ejemplos. En resumen, es una completa enciclopedia breve de conceptos y funcionalidades de Javascript. Aunque al 2024 ya existen nuevas características que obligarían a una nueva edición. Saludos desde Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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A book for serious technical study and reference. It was the first book that allowed me to dive into web programming in detail. But its length could make it heavy for beginners. It is worth having it in physical form rather than in epub, due to the clarity of the codes in the examples. In short, it is a complete brief encyclopedia of Javascript concepts and functionalities. Although by 2024 there are already new features that would require a new edition. Greetings from Guayaquil, Ecuador.