Tag Archives: JavaScript
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
Eloquent JavaScript focuses on teaching JavaScript as a language first and leaving web programming until the last three chapters of this slim 12 chapter book. Continue reading
High Performance JavaScript
JavaScript and the browsers that run it have come a long way since JavaScript was primarily known as the enabler of endless pop-up windows users encountered when visiting some, well actually, a lot of site in the late 1990s. Continue reading
Learning jQuery 1.3
Packt’s new jQuery book gives readers a tour of what can be done with jQuery from the very basics to writing your own plug-ins. Additionally, there’s coverage of some popular plug-ins, on-line resources and some information on the JavaScript language and how it applies to jQuery. Continue reading
Dojo: Using the Dojo JavaScript Library to Build Ajax Applications
Dojo is a modular Javascript library started around 2004 that has recently reached version one. While it has not received the attention of new-comers like jQuery or the popular Prototype library, it will probably gain new fans with the recent announcement of a partnership between Dojo and the Zend Framework, much like Prototype received an early boost through its pairing with Ruby on Rails. Continue reading
Prototype and script.aculo.us
Partly due to their association with Ruby on Rails, Prototype and script.aculo.us have become two of the best known Javascript libraries in the last few years. Continue reading
Pro Javascript Techniques
The first chapter gives a broad overview of the major topics the book will cover: object-orientated programming, testing, DOM scripting, event handling, CSS, Ajax and browser support. The second chapter starts right into object orientated programming, covering the major features … Continue reading
