July 2008
Beginner
543 pages
17h 59m
English
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Appendix A. JavaScript Resources
This book provides enough information and real-world techniques to get your JavaScript career off to a great start. But no one book can answer all of your JavaScript questions. There’s plenty to learn when it comes to JavaScript programming, and this appendix gives you taking-off points for further research and learning.
References
Sometimes you need a dictionary to read a book. When programming in JavaScript, it’s great to have a complete reference to the various keywords, terms, methods, and other assorted bits of JavaScript syntax. You can find references both in online and book form.
Web Sites
Mozilla Developer Center Core JavaScript Reference (http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Guide) provides a complete reference to JavaScript 1.5 (the version that’s best supported by today’s browsers).
JavaScript Quick Reference from DevGuru (www.devguru.com/technologies/javascript) is a single Web page listing JavaScript keywords and methods. Click a term, and a page explaining the keyword or method appears.
Google Doctype (http://code.google.com/doctype) covers JavaScript, DOM and CSS and tells you which features are supported by each browser. It’s a kind of encylopedia for Web developers.
MSDN Library (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d1et7k7c(VS.85).aspx) from Microsoft is an excellent resource if you’re developing for Internet Explorer only. It’s IE- and Microsoft-centric approach can help out intranet developers who are developing ...
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